US President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge that links Detroit in Michigan, USA, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
The project to build the 2.5km-long, cable-stayed bridge, which features two 220m-tall A-shaped towers, started in 2018. Consortium ‘Bridging North America’ made up of designer Aecom and construction contractors Dragados, Fluor, and Aecon is in charge of design and construction, before ACS, Fluor, and Aecon go on to operate and maintain the bridge for 30 years.
It was originally due to open in autumn 2025 before that date was pushed back to early 2026. The cost of the bridge has risen to CAN$6.4 billion (US$4.7 billion).
But the opening of the bridge now faces further uncertainty after Trump took to his Truth Social social media platform to threaten to prevent the bridge from opening unless Washington is “fully compensated for everything” it has given Canada.
In his Truth Social post, Trump argued that the US should own “at least one half of this asset” and suggested that Canada owned both sides and that it had been built with “virtually no US content”.
Trump threatens to block opening of $4.7bn Gordie Howe bridge
US President Donald Trump has threatened to block the opening of the Gordie Howe Bridge that links Detroit in Michigan, USA, with Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
The project to build the 2.5km-long, cable-stayed bridge, which features two 220m-tall A-shaped towers, started in 2018. Consortium ‘Bridging North America’ made up of designer Aecom and construction contractors Dragados, Fluor, and Aecon is in charge of design and construction, before ACS, Fluor, and Aecon go on to operate and maintain the bridge for 30 years.
It was originally due to open in autumn 2025 before that date was pushed back to early 2026. The cost of the bridge has risen to CAN$6.4 billion (US$4.7 billion).
But the opening of the bridge now faces further uncertainty after Trump took to his Truth Social social media platform to threaten to prevent the bridge from opening unless Washington is “fully compensated for everything” it has given Canada.
In his Truth Social post, Trump argued that the US should own “at least one half of this asset” and suggested that Canada owned both sides and that it had been built with “virtually no US content”.