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New US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit, easing trade route

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a significant new infrastructure project connecting Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, officially opened to commercial traffic on Monday. Built by Canada at a cost of C$6.4 billion (US$4.5 billion), the bridge aims to provide a more affordable and efficient alternative to the existing Ambassador Bridge, particularly for the automotive industry. Despite recent trade tensions between the United States and Canada, the bridge's opening marks a milestone in cross-border transportation and economic cooperation. AI

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New US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit, easing trade route

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Associated Press ·

    US-Canada bridge opens in Detroit even as trade disputes test the neighbours’ ties

    A major new bridge linking Canada and the United States at Detroit, Michigan opened on Monday to lorries, cars and other vehicles, the climax of a years-long project that lately had been bruised a bit by international politics. Descendants of Gordie Howe, the hockey legend whose …