US EditionU.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
The U.S. will close a shared border road to prevent illegal crossings while Canada invests $8 million to build a parallel gravel road for local access.
- The U.S. is closing Border Road, a historic 14-kilometer gravel road stretching between the United States and Canada, to Canadian traffic.
- Previously, residents on both sides of the border had free access to travel on Border Road, but this will no longer be permitted.
- Canada plans to build a new parallel road on its side, separating the roads by a ditch marking the border, with an estimated cost of $8 million.
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Donald Trump to close historic border crossing between US and Canada
It’s set to close in July (Picture: Getty Images) A border crossing between the US and Canada, which has been used by locals in both countries for generations, is set to be closed later this year by Donald Trump. The US government has said a nine-mile long passageway linking Coutts, Alberta, and Sweet Grass, Montana, will be shut to Canadian traffic from July 1 in a bid to improve security. Border Road sits in Montana but has been maintained by …
The Toronto Star
‘It’s ridiculous’: U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
The road is set to be closed to Canadians starting this summer.
Winnipeg Free Press
'It's ridiculous': U.S. closing historic Border Road to Canadian traffic
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
U.S.-Canada 'Border Road' closure: New rules impact major truck route
A historical stretch of road shared by Canada and the United States will be closed for Canadian drivers this summer as border security ramps up. The 14-kilometre gravel road, affectionately known as Border Road, is shared by Sweet Grass Hills, Montana; and Coutts, Alberta. The road is in Montana, but Alberta maintains it.
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