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(Bloomberg) — The US and Canada are delaying the opening of a new C$6.4 billion ($4.6 billion) bridge connecting Michigan and Ontario, which President Donald Trump has previously threatened to block.
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Invitations had been sent for a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to people familiar with the matter, who asked not to be named because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly. But that event won’t go ahead.
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“As we work towards an opening date, we are taking a collaborative approach, reflecting our shared ambition for this trade corridor,” Chuck Andary, interim chief executive officer of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, said in a statement Thursday. “Canada and the United States have agreed to delay the opening of the bridge, taking the necessary time to resolve any outstanding issues.”
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor was paid for by Canadian taxpayers under a deal that would see Canada share ownership with Michigan. Toll revenue is to be split following a period of exclusivity for Canada to recoup its costs.
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In February, Trump said on Truth Social that he wouldn’t allow the bridge to open until the US was “fully compensated for everything we have given” Canada, “and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.”
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In April, Trump’s ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, voiced doubts that the revenue would ever be split because cost overruns and lower cross-border traffic might mean construction expenses aren’t paid off. Fewer Canadians are traveling to the US, partly in protest over Trump’s tariffs and his rhetoric about making their country a US state.
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The Gordie Howe bridge builds out a crucial trade corridor between the two countries, especially for the tightly integrated automotive industry. But Trump is using tariffs to disrupt auto imports in the hope of getting more auto-assembly jobs at US plants.
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Currently, the main connection for commercial trucks between Detroit and southern Ontario is the Ambassador Bridge, which is privately owned by the Moroun family of Michigan. They have lobbied against the new bridge and met with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick before Trump’s February intervention.
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had said the bridge would open this week, but appeared to back away from that on Wednesday. “Look, everyone’s working hard to make sure the bridge is open as soon as possible,” he said. “There’s no big drama. If it takes a little longer, it’ll take a little longer. But this will benefit Canadians, Americans, business, tourists, residents for decades and decades to come.”
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