"President Donald Trump is singing "No Canada" as a sprawling bridge connecting Ontario to Detroit nears completion. The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Construction began in 2018, with an anticipated opening planned for 2024. Delays pushed the opening to 2026 - and Trump's threats could delay it even longer. The US and Canada are engaged in an ongoing trade spat that includes liquor sales, travel, and electric vehicles."
"There's already one bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. The Ambassador Bridge opened in 1929. It's been privately owned by the Moroun family for decades. It reportedly carries about $360 million a day, or about 25% of the value of goods traveling between the US and Canada. It's also limited in its scale, with only four lanes, limited shoulders, and constricted traffic patterns leading up to it in Windsor."
President Donald Trump said he would not allow the Gordie Howe International Bridge to open until Canada treated the United States with respect and compensated the United States for "everything we have given them." The bridge will connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario; construction began in 2018 and an initial 2024 opening was delayed to 2026. The US and Canada are in a trade spat involving liquor sales, travel, and electric vehicles, creating further risk of delay. Canada financed the estimated CA$6.4 billion project and plans to recoup costs through toll revenues, with Michigan owning part of the bridge.
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