Gordie Howe Bridge Opens June 15 After Trade Drama: What $6.4B in Cross-Border Infrastructure Means for Vancouver Real Estate

Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed this week that the Gordie Howe International Bridge will open to traffic on June 15, ending an eight-year construction cycle that began in 2018. The $6.4-billion cable-stayed crossing, linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, will carry three lanes of traffic in each direction and ranks among the five longest bridges in North America. The announcement follows a Detroit News report that a ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for Friday, though the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority has not formally confirmed the date and Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens stated he has not yet received an invitation. The project was stalled recently amid U.S.-Canada trade tensions, with U.S. President Donald Trump singling out the bridge in February complaints about Canadian trade fairness.