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The Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor will open on July 27 after delays tied to a tariff dispute between the U.S. and Canada, with a deal backed by the U.S. government to resolve ownership and toll-revenue arrangements. Funded by Canada, the bridge is expected to ease congestion and boost cross-border trade.
Canada says the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open by the end of the week despite threats from U.S. President Trump to block it or demand concessions; Ottawa frames the six-lane link between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan as a symbol of cross-border cooperation that should boost trade and supply chains. The $6.4-billion project, co-owned by Canada and Michigan, has faced opposition from the Moroun family and amid broader US-Canada tensions and USMCA renegotiations, highlighting ongoing frictions even as the bridge nears completion.
The Gordie Howe Bridge, financed entirely by Canada, is poised to open as the second cross-border span between Detroit and Windsor, with ownership split 50/50 between Canada and the United States; Canada will be repaid via tolls, while Michigan and the U.S. hold half-ownership with no initial investment, as the privately owned Ambassador Bridge remains the region’s other major crossing.
President Trump said he would not permit the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor to open until the United States is fully compensated for what it has given Canada, signaling a potential new hurdle for a project funded by Canada and co-owned by Canada and Michigan with an anticipated 2026 opening.
President Donald Trump threatened to block the Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor unless the U.S. is fully compensated and Canada treats the United States with 'Fairness and Respect' as negotiations begin. The bridge, funded by a Canadian Crown corporation and slated to open in early 2026, faces a political storm amid wider US-Canada tensions over trade, dairy tariffs, and Canada’s deal with China.