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Trump administration blocks opening of completed Gordie Howe bridge at busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing

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Henry Larson

3h ago· 3 min readenNews

Summary

The article examines the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a new span connecting Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario that is complete but remains unopened. This crossing is North America's busiest land border crossing, handling millions of trucks carrying billions in trade goods annually. The Trump administration has signaled it does not want the bridge opened yet, creating a political and economic bottleneck at a critical trade corridor between the U.S. and Canada.

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bskyTrump administration blocks opening of completed Gordie Howe bridge at busiest U.S.-Canada border crossingnpr.org

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It's known as North America's busiest land crossing, and it sits between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, named for the Hall of Fame Canadian-born hockey legend...
Millions of trucks carrying billions of dollars worth of car parts, machinery and a long list of other commodities pass checkpoints along one small stretch of the U.S.-Canada border each year.
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The Gordie Howe bridge spans the most important border crossing between the U.S. and Canada. President Donald Trump has said he doesn't want it open yet.

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