WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The opening of across the Detroit River that President Donald Trump previously threatened to block has been delayed due to 鈥渙utstanding issues.鈥�
In a statement released Thursday ahead of a Friday ribbon-cutting ceremony at the bridge, the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority says 鈥淐anada and the United States have agreed to delay the opening of the bridge, taking the necessary time to resolve any outstanding issues.鈥�
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is jointly owned by Canada and Michigan and was expected to open to traffic later this month.
The bridge鈥檚 opening had remained in question for months after Trump, a Republican, in February demanded that Canada turn over at least half the ownership of the bridge to the U.S. federal government and agree to other unspecified demands in one of his many salvos over cross-border trade issues.
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