US, Canada set Gordie Howe Bridge opening for July 27 after toll deal
Why it matters: The pact ends a cross-border standoff after a June launch was delayed by a US push for a bigger share of revenue.
The United States and Canada will open the delayed Gordie Howe International Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, on July 27 after Canada agreed to share part of the project’s net toll profits with the US. The agreement follows two weeks of talks that broke an impasse over revenue from the C$6.4 billion span. Canada said a 15-year economic development fund tied to a portion of bridge profits will be created, with US control of that fund. Under the arrangement described by officials, the original ownership terms between Canada and Michigan remain in place, while the US also gets a role in certain toll-rate changes. The bridge’s planned June opening was postponed after Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick pressed for a revised deal.