Overview
- A ribbon‑cutting is scheduled for Friday, June 12, and multiple officials say vehicles are likely to begin using the bridge around June 15.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection has staff ready and system testing at customs plazas and ramps is reported largely complete, but the Windsor‑Detroit Bridge Authority has not issued a final public sign‑off.
- Canada financed roughly US$4.7–4.8 billion in construction under a 2012 agreement that gives Canada and Michigan shared ownership and allows Canada to recover its outlay through published tolls.
- The crossing has six traffic lanes, extensive toll and inspection capacity, and is designed to ease truck congestion on the Ambassador Bridge corridor by cutting crossing times and lowering costs for carriers.
- The project faced political and private opposition, including a February threat from President Donald Trump to block the opening and ongoing scrutiny of meetings between the Moroun family and U.S. officials that prompted congressional inquiries.