The Gordie Howe International Bridge linking Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, is set to open to commercial traffic by the end of July after U.S. and Canadian officials resolved a months-long dispute that delayed its debut.
Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers said Thursday that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed a deal had been reached. Under the agreement, the U.S. will receive half of toll revenue and retain veto power over toll increases of 10 percent or more. The breakthrough follows President Donald Trump's February demand that Canada cede at least half ownership of the structure, citing grievances over Canadian dairy tariffs and trade talks with China.
Canada financed the entirety of the project's roughly $4.7 billion cost after Washington declined to contribute. Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa agreed to postpone the originally planned June opening at Washington's request. A formal ribbon-cutting ceremony has not yet been scheduled, though the delay had become a flashpoint in the Michigan Senate race.