The idea of a Shared Border Management at Peace Bridge has been killed by the Obama Administration.

I am not sure if it was here or on Buffalo Rising, but several people placed all of the blame for this on the Bush administration. Well, the Obama Administration reconsidered it at the request of Representative Louise Slaughter and came to the same conclusion. Not going to happen.

Higgins, Lee and Schumer agree it is time to move forward. Slaughter and Gillibrand are against the decision.

Property acquisition could begin next year, with construction of the new plaza beginning in 2012 or 2013, with building of the new bridge span following a few years later. All the work would be done by 2019.