Gordie Howe International Bridge将于周一正式开放交通[1]。这座耗资64亿加元的大桥跨越底特律河，长1.5英里（2.4公里），最高处离河面151英尺（46米），是该地区近一个世纪以来首条新的大型商业运输通道[1]。大桥建设始于2018年，由加拿大负担建设费用[1]。
该项目对两国贸易具有重要意义。底特律是美加边境第一大卡车运输港口，超过70%的加拿大出口流向美国[1]。根据协议，加拿大将在15年内与美国政府分享部分过路费收入[1]。加拿大上周举行了开幕式，但美国代表因特朗普突然宣布对加拿大商品征收50%关税而被排除在外[1]。
The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a new crossing spanning the Detroit River between Canada and the United States, will open to traffic on Monday [1]. The $6.4 billion bridge represents the first major new commercial transportation corridor in the region in nearly a century and is expected to accelerate trade flows between the two nations [1]. Stretching 1.5 miles with a maximum clearance of 151 feet above the river, the bridge was constructed beginning in 2018 with funding provided entirely by Canada [1].
Detroit serves as the largest truck transportation port on the U.S.-Canada border, and the new crossing arrives at a critical moment for bilateral commerce, as more than 70 percent of Canadian exports flow to the United States [1]. Under the agreement governing the bridge, Canada will share a portion of toll revenues with the U.S. government over the next 15 years [1]. However, the opening has been overshadowed by trade tensions, as the U.S. representative was excluded from Canada's inaugural ceremony last week following President Trump's announcement of a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods, with Trump stating "We changed the terms" [1].