Investing.com -- A new bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is scheduled to open in the coming weeks after earlier concerns that U.S. President Donald Trump might block its launch, reports said on Monday.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which cost $4.7 billion to build, is expected to begin allowing traffic on June 15, Detroit media outlets reported. Separately, Reuters reported that a ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for later this week.
Trump said in February he might prevent the bridge from opening, citing Canada’s refusal to stock certain U.S. alcoholic beverages in Canadian stores, Canada’s dairy tariffs, and its trade discussions with China as reasons for potential action.
Canada financed the bridge construction, which started in 2018, after the U.S. declined to contribute funding. Toll collections over a 30-year period are expected to cover the costs.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told a Senate hearing last week that his department was prepared to staff the Gordie Howe bridge.
The new crossing will reduce truck congestion on the privately owned Ambassador Bridge into Detroit, which serves as the largest freight port on the U.S.-Canada border.
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