Gordie Howe Bridge Opening Delayed Amid U.S.-Canada Negotiations
TL;DR
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a $6.4 billion link meant to ease roughly $100 billion in annual cross-border trade (about $300 million a day), has been postponed as the U.S. and Canada negotiate differences and address so-called technical issues. Officials point to tensions over ownership and funding, with President Trump pushing back on terms, a delay that also highlights the congestion created by the aging Ambassador Bridge and could cost American taxpayers millions per week while on hold.
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- Opening of Canada-US bridge that Trump threatened to block is delayed over unresolved 'issues' AP News
- Canada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses to Open It. The American Prospect
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