Canada marks Gordie Howe bridge opening without US after trade war deepens
Canadian officials said the bridge will open Monday as a 15-year toll-sharing deal with the United States remains under dispute.
- The $4.7 billion Gordie Howe International Bridge opens to the public today at noon, connecting Detroit and Windsor after eight years of construction. The crossing is expected to carry $300 billion in annual trade between the United States and Canada.
- Canadian officials held a Canadians-only ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday after cancelling a joint event with the United States. Ottawa cited President Donald Trump's recent announcement of 50 per cent tariffs on many Canadian goods as inappropriate for a joint commemoration.
- The bridge features six traffic lanes, 16 toll lanes, and 60 inspection lanes, facilitating efficient border crossing. It offers the only Detroit-Windsor connection with a multi-use path for pedestrians and cyclists, separated from vehicle traffic by a protective barrier.
- Drivers can pay tolls using the "Breakaway" electronic program, debit, credit, or cash, with rates starting at $4.35 for passenger vehicles. Motorists access the bridge from Interstate 75 in Detroit or via Highway 401 and the Herb Gray Parkway in Windsor.
- Despite current trade tensions, officials expect the bridge to operate as scheduled, serving as a critical infrastructure link. The new crossing aims to streamline movement of goods and people across the border, replacing older, more congested transit routes.
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A new bridge will link Michigan with Ontario, but Canada withdrew the invitation to American dignitaries to the opening ceremony
New bridge opens over Detroit River to Canada, but the US was uninvited from the ribbon-cutting. Here’s why.
A new multibillion-dollar bridge over the Detroit River just opened — but U.S. officials weren't invited to the celebration. Here's why Trump's tariffs turned a historic ribbon-cutting into a diplomatic standoff.
Launched on the weekend and usable from today, the new Gordie Howe International Bridge crosses the homonymous river of the capital of the U.S. automotive to the land of the maple and considerably facilitates the trespassing in the two senses. Agognate for at least a decade, it has been the subject of many disputes in the season of the "tariffe" so much that the same U.S. president had tried to block it, in February. 2.4 kilometers long, will se…
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