U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Canadian Transport Minister Omar Alghabra discussed February’s seven-day blockage of the Ambassador Bridge during a supply chain meeting May 24 in Washington, Alghabra said.
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An empty border crossing to the Ambassador Bridge Feb. 9. Protests over the vaccine mandate in Canada blocked the bridge, leading to its shutdown. (Galit Rodan/Bloomberg News)
Buttigieg, Canadian Official Discuss Takeaways From Bridge Shutdown
An empty border crossing to the Ambassador Bridge Feb. 9. Protests over the vaccine mandate in Canada blocked the bridge, leading to its shutdown. (Galit Rodan/Bloomberg News) Government, Business 
Artistic rendering of Ambassador Bridge with new span via ambassadorbridge.com
New Ambassador Bridge to Dedicate One Lane for Pre-Screened Trucks
Artistic rendering of Ambassador Bridge with new span via ambassadorbridge.comThe new span of the Ambassador Bridge, which the Detroit International Bridge Co. recently obtained a permit to build, will include a lane dedicated to pre-approved trucks moving across the border, according to Dan Stamper, president of the company.
September 6, 2017 Government, Business 
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Will the Gordie Howe Bridge Connecting US, Canada Ever Get Built? 7 Key Facts to Know
Starley Shelton/Flickr This week, Canada's ambassador to the United States said his fellow Canadian officials are within weeks of issuing a long-awaited request for proposals that will seek a team to build the Gordie Howe International Bridge and disrupt the Ambassador Bridge's long-standing bridge monopoly.
October 13, 2016 Government, Business 
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Ambassador Bridge Begins New Toll System for Commercial Vehicles
Dan Lippitt/ Bloomberg News The Ambassador Bridge has begun a new toll system for commercial vehicles, designed to ease congestion, according to the bridge’s owners.
April 7, 2014 Government, Business 
Ambassador Bridge — TT File Photo
Ambassador Bridge Owners Sued Over Second Span Location
Ambassador Bridge — TT File PhotoThe owners of the Ambassador Bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, have been sued by homeowners on the Canadian side for turning a neighborhood into a “slum” in pursuit of a second span, the Windsor Star reported.
August 22, 2013 Government, Business 
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Obama Administration Issues Permit for New Detroit-Windsor Bridge
Rebecca Cook for TTPresident Obama approved a second bridge connecting Detroit with Windsor, Ontario, at the busiest crossing along the U.S.-Canada border, where a majority of traffic uses the 83-year-old Ambassador Bridge, Bloomberg News reported.
April 15, 2013 Government, Business
Michigan Vote Expected on New Detroit River Crossing
Backers of a proposal for a new publicly owned bridge across the Detroit River to Ontario said the Michigan State Senate will vote on a bill before year’s end to allow a public private partnership to build the span.
September 28, 2010 Government, Business
LaHood Calls Canada’s Bridge Offer ‘Extraordinary’
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called Canada’s offer to pay up to $550 million for the U.S. side of a proposed new bridge between Detroit and Ontario “quite extraordinary,” the Canadian Press reported.
May 25, 2010 Government, Business 
Ambassador Bridge — Rebecca Cook for TT
Canada Offers Cash to Michigan for New Bridge
Ambassador Bridge — Rebecca Cook for TTCanada is offering $550 million to help pay for those sections of a proposed new Detroit-Windsor bridge that would be situated on Detroit’s side of the new span.
April 30, 2010 Government, Business
New Detroit Bridge Backers Want Public-Private Partnership Legislation
Backers of a proposed new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, are pressing Michigan state legislators to act on measures that could move the project into the design and construction phase as early as this year.
April 20, 2010