A $4.5 billion bridge between Michigan and Ontario finally opened to traffic on Monday months after President Donald Trump threatened to derail the project.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor is considered a once-in-a-generation endeavor crucial to trade flows between the two countries.
Canada paid for the 1.5-mile bridge, and under an agreement reached in 2012, it will split toll revenue with Michigan once it recoups its investment.
But in February, Trump said he would not allow the bridge to open, claiming the U.S. was being treated unfairly.
This month, Canada and the U.S. reached a last-minute side deal to open the bridge. But amid rising tensions between the two neighbors over Trump’s newly threatened tariffs, Canada canceled a joint inauguration ceremony. Instead, a government spokesperson said, the milestone would be celebrated “among Canadians” only.
In a social media post Friday, Trump said it was “fine” that Canada had “disinvited” the U.S. to the opening celebration because it is paying “substantial TARIFFS” to its neighbor.
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