{"id":4378,"date":"2026-07-28T05:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4378"},"modified":"2026-07-28T05:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T05:40:13","slug":"u-s-canada-bridge-opens-to-traffic-in-detroit-amid-trump-tariffs-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4378","title":{"rendered":"U.S.\u2014Canada bridge opens to traffic in Detroit amid Trump tariffs strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose name is on the bridge, were among the first to cross over the Detroit River, which separates the Motor City from Windsor, Ontario. U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., rode a motorcycle, while Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer drove a Ford Mustang with the top down.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4376\">Kalshi tiptoes back into canceled flight markets with new  JFK airport wager, bets don\u2019t apply to specific flights<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The six-lane span, which was built by Canada at a cost of $6.4 billion Canadian, now becomes a less-expensive alternative to the\u00a0privately owned Ambassador Bridge, which had a monopoly on big trucks carrying goods worth billions between the two countries, especially in service to the auto industry.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere are thousands of trucks that go over\u201d daily, said Kevin Ketels, a business professor who teaches supply chain management at Wayne State University.<\/p>\n<p>Jim Pereira, who was hauling auto parts for Ontario-based Onfreight Logistics, was recognized as the first trucker to arrive in Detroit. He blasted his air horn a few times and stepped down from the wheel to take selfies with customs officers and exchange high-fives.<\/p>\n<p>Pereira, 58, said he anticipates faster travel times on both sides as trucks approach the wide bridge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s just a beautiful piece of architecture,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Canada\u2019s minister of infrastructure noted that the bridge resembles the curve of a hockey stick blade. Steel cables, stretching from towers to the deck, look like giant music harps.<\/p>\n<p>Freddie Garrett, 81, said he regularly watched construction \u201cever since they put the foundation in\u201d back in 2018. So naturally he showed up at Delray Park in Detroit to see the first vehicles moving overhead.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was amazing to see how they did it,\u201d Garrett said. \u201cThey put up one section at a time and then they met together in the middle. I\u2019m sure it will be there longer than I\u2019ll be around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4374\">A Chinese chip maker\u2019s shares surged 466% in their first day of trading as AI boom worm turns<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, Canada celebrated the Gordie Howe International Bridge with a\u00a0ribbon-cutting ceremony\u00a0in Windsor. U.S. and Michigan representatives were uninvited after President Donald Trump suddenly announced\u00a050% tariffs on Canadian goods\u00a0entering America.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>More than 70% of\u00a0Canada\u2019s exports\u00a0go to the U.S., making America its largest trade partner, and Detroit is the No. 1 port for truck traffic on the U.S.-Canada border,\u00a0according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Animosity between the governments of the two countries \u201chas been very challenging for us in this region,\u201d Ketels said. \u201cMany feel it\u2019s unneeded and unnecessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The span is 1.5 miles (2.4 kilometers) long and rises 151 feet (46 meters) above the river at its highest point. Pedestrians and bicyclists will be able to cross it for free, starting Aug. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Howe is a Canadian icon known as\u00a0\u201cMr. Hockey\u201d\u00a0who wore No. 9 while playing for the NHL\u2019s Detroit Red Wings. He died in 2016.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A recent agreement between Canada and the Trump administration says Canada will share some toll revenue with the U.S. government for 15 years. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder in 2012 separately negotiated a share for the state, but it won\u2019t be paid until Canada\u2019s costs are recovered, likely decades from now.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=4372\">U.S. and Iran edge toward talks as Hormuz shipping hits three-week low, regional officials say<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The six-lane, $6.4 billion span gives truckers hauling billions in auto parts a cheaper crossing as Detroit remains the busiest US-Canada truck port.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-canada"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>U.S.\u2014Canada bridge opens to traffic in Detroit amid Trump tariffs strain - 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