Ottawa: The Gordie Howe Bridge will open by the end of the week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said, despite earlier threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.
Carney said the six-lane bridge linking Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario, demonstrated cooperation between Canada and the United States.
He said the bridge would support travellers and commerce on both sides of the border. Trump had threatened in February to block the bridge unless Canada made concessions to the United States.
Trump also claimed Canada owned both sides of the project. The Gordie Howe International Bridge is jointly owned by Canada and Michigan, unlike the privately owned Ambassador Bridge nearby.
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The Moroun family, which owns the Ambassador Bridge, has opposed the project and sued to stop it.
The bridge agreement was reached in 2012, and construction began in 2018. The project cost about USD 6.4 billion and took roughly seven years to build.
The bridge is designed to reduce traffic, ease supply chains and increase trade between Canada and the United States.
