""I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve," Trump wrote in the post on Monday."
"Canadian taxpayers are footing the entire $6.4 billion bill. The money is supposed to be clawed back via tolls. Once that happens, bridge revenue would be split with Michigan. It sits west of the other two crossings along the Detroit River that connect Windsor and Detroit: the Ambassador Bridge and Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, both of which bring traffic directly onto Windsor streets. The span will route traffic away from more populated areas and directly connect Highway 401 and the I-75 in Michigan."
"The opening has been delayed multiple times most recently from the fall of 2025 to early in 2026. In the summer of 2025, Windsor West MP Harb Gill said the public deserved answers on when it would open calling it a vital economic lifeline for Windsor and Canada."
President Donald Trump threatened to prevent the Gordie Howe Bridge from opening until the United States is fully compensated and treated with fairness and respect. The additional southwestern Ontario span originated in the early 2000s, with a Canada–Michigan agreement signed in 2012 and construction starting about six years later. Canadian taxpayers are funding the entire $6.4 billion project, with costs intended to be recouped through tolls before revenue is shared with Michigan. The bridge will sit west of existing Detroit River crossings, link Highway 401 with I-75, divert traffic away from Windsor streets, and has seen multiple delays now expected in early 2026.
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