Carney Says the New Canadian-Built Bridge Across Detroit River that Trump Threatened Will Open
The $4.7 billion crossing will open to traffic June 15 after eight years of construction and a dispute over ownership and toll revenue.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday that the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open "at the end of the week."
- The announcement proceeds despite public threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump in February, when he vowed to block the opening on social media until the U.S. was "fully compensated."
- A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Friday, with the vital shipping route between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, expected to open fully to commercial traffic on June 15.
- The multibillion-dollar project was funded entirely by the Canadian government, which spent $6.4 billion to build it under a 2012 deal where Canada will collect all toll revenue to recoup costs before sharing profits with Michigan.
- Carney praised the completed crossing as a crucial victory for cross-border commerce, calling it "a symbol but also a fact of co-operation between our countries" that will ease severe border congestion at the neighboring, privately owned Ambassador Bridge.
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Carney says bridge threatened by Trump will open
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that a bridge between Michigan and Canada that President Trump threatened to block will soon open. “Look, it’s positive news. Obviously the bridge will be open at the end of the week, and, you know, [it’s] a symbol but also a fact of cooperations between our countries,” Carney told…
Gordie Howe Bridge Expected to Open Within Days, Carney Says
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Ontario and Michigan will open soon, months after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to bar its opening. “The bridge will be open by the end of the week. A symbol, but also a fact of cooperation between our countries,” Carney told reporters in Parliament on June 9. Carney said the bridge will be “great for Canadians going across the border, Americans coming across t…
The bridge is named after Gordie Howe, the legendary Canadian hockey player.
Carney says Canada-Michigan bridge that Trump threatened to block will open
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday said the bridge connecting Ontario, Canada, and Michigan across the Detroit River will have an official ribbon-cutting ceremony by the end of the week. The announcement is notable, considering President Donald Trump threatened to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge from opening in February, when tensions between the United States and Canada were particularly high. Carney said he is looking fo…
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