Blue Water Bridge westbound span to close Sunday. Tony Wittkowski, Times Herald 12:14 p.m. EDT March 27, 2015. The westbound span of the Blue Water Bridge will be closed Sunday as a resurfacing project begins. All traffic will be diverted to the eastbound span during the project, which is expected to be completed in early July. U.S. bound traffic will be diverted off the ramp pictured on the left.
ObamaCareâs individual mandate requires that most Americans obtain health insurance by 2014 or pay a tax penalty. The individual mandate went into effect at the beginning of January 2014 and continues each year.
The tax penalties start small in 2014 and increase over time. By 2016, those without coverage will pay a tax penalty calculated at the greater of 2.5% of their taxable household income or $695 a year per adult and $347.50 per child (up to a maximum penalty of $2,085 per family). Beginning in 2017, the tax penalties will be increased by the cost-of-living adjustment.