Carney Says the New Canadian-Built Bridge Across Detroit River that Trump Threatened Will Open
Carney says the $4.7 billion six-lane span will open by week’s end after eight years of construction and a trade standoff.
- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Tuesday that the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open "at the end of the week."
- The announcement proceeds despite public threats made by U.S. President Donald Trump in February, when he vowed to block the opening on social media until the U.S. was "fully compensated."
- A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Friday, with the vital shipping route between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, expected to open fully to commercial traffic on June 15.
- The multibillion-dollar project was funded entirely by the Canadian government, which spent $6.4 billion to build it under a 2012 deal where Canada will collect all toll revenue to recoup costs before sharing profits with Michigan.
- Carney praised the completed crossing as a crucial victory for cross-border commerce, calling it "a symbol but also a fact of co-operation between our countries" that will ease severe border congestion at the neighboring, privately owned Ambassador Bridge.
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Mark Carney says Gordie Howe Bridge will open this week
After years of construction delays and months of political tensions amid the Trump trade war, the $6.4-billion Gordie Howe Bridge linking Windsor and Detroit is ready to open, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday.
Toronto (Canada), 9 Jun (EFE).- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed this Tuesday that the controversial international bridge Gordie Howe, which connects Canada and the US between Windsor and Detroit, will finally be open to traffic this week. Carney declared this Tuesday in Ottawa that "the bridge will be opened at the end of the week" and that its inauguration is "good news." "It is a symbol, but also a fact about cooperation between …
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Carney says opening of Gordie Howe Bridge an important symbol of Canada-U.S. ties
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said it's good news that the Gordie Howe Bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit will get its official opening at the end of the week.
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