Trump Threatens To Close A New Bridge To Canada Unless US Gets Half The Bridge

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Trump want's half of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge.

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Truth Social Link: As everyone knows, the Country of Canada has treated the United States very unfairly for decades. Now, things are turning around for the U.S.A., and FAST! But imagine, Canada is building a massive bridge between Ontario and Michigan. They own both the Canada and the United States side and, of course, built it with virtually no U.S. content. President Barack Hussein Obama stupidly gave them a waiver so they could get around the BUY AMERICAN Act, and not use any American products, including our Steel. Now, the Canadian Government expects me, as President of the United States, to PERMIT them to just “take advantage of America!” What does the United States of America get — Absolutely NOTHING! Ontario won’t even put U.S. spirits, beverages, and other alcoholic products, on their shelves, they are absolutely prohibited from doing so and now, on top of everything else, Prime Minister Carney wants to make a deal with China — which will eat Canada alive. We’ll just get the leftovers! I don’t think so. The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup. The Tariffs Canada charges us for our Dairy products have, for many years, been unacceptable, putting our Farmers at great financial risk. I will not allow this bridge to open until the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve. We will start negotiations, IMMEDIATELY. With all that we have given them, we should own, perhaps, at least one half of this asset. The revenues generated because of the U.S. Market will be astronomical. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP

Who Paid for the Bridge?

The Canadian federal government has fully funded the construction of the approximately $6.4 billion CAD Gordie Howe International Bridge.

The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), a Canadian Crown corporation, is managing the project, with costs to be recovered through tolls.

Gordie Howe International Bridge Profile

Please consider the Project Profile: Gordie Howe International Bridge

When completed, the Gordie Howe International Bridge will be a six-lane crossing of the Detroit River connecting the City of Detroit with Windsor, Ontario. The 1.5-mile crossing will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, with a main span of just over a half-mile. The bridge will also feature a nearly 12-foot-wide pedestrian/cycling path. The project also includes building new ports of entry, as well as onward connections to I-75 in southwest Detroit.

The new Canadian port of entry will be built on a 130-acre site and will be the largest Canadian port on the U.S.-Canadian border. It will include inbound border inspection facilities for both passenger and commercial vehicles, outbound inspection facilities, toll collection facilities, a maintenance facility, and parking. The U.S. port of entry will be developed on a 167-acre site and will be one of the largest border facilities in North America. It will include inbound border inspection facilities for both passenger and commercial vehicles, together with outbound inspection facilities, commercial exit control booths, and parking.

The Michigan interchange with I-75 will include connecting ramps to and from the U.S. port of entry and associated local road improvements. To accommodate the new ramps to the port of entry, modifications will be required along nearly two miles of I-75. They will include over a dozen roadway and pedestrian bridges ranging in length from 100 to 1,700 feet.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge is being developed by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), a not-for-profit Crown corporation created in 2012 that reports to the Canadian Parliament through the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. WDBA is wholly owned by the Government of Canada but is structured like a private company and operates independently from the government. WDBA is responsible for the delivery of the bridge, as well as construction oversight and the operation of the new crossing. WDBA will set toll rates on the bridge and collect all tolls.

The bridge is being implemented through a 36-year design-build-finance-operate-maintain availability payment concession. WDBA’s payments to the private sector concessionaire, Bridging North America, are performance-based and can be withheld by WDBA if the performance standards are not met. It is anticipated that of the $4.4 billion contract, $2.9 billion will be allocated for the design-build phase (including financing), and the remaining $1.5 billion will be allocated for the operations-maintenance-rehabilitation phase (including financing).

The project aims to improve trade between Canada and the United States, and it operates as a major public-private partnership aimed at improving one of the busiest border crossings.