加美跨境新桥周一开通 促进两国贸易流动

Gordie Howe International Bridge将于周一正式开放交通1。这座耗资64亿加元的大桥跨越底特律河，长1.5英里（2.4公里），最高处离河面151英尺（46米），是该地区近一个世纪以来首条新的大型商业运输通道1。大桥建设始于2018年，由加拿大负担建设费用1。

该项目对两国贸易具有重要意义。底特律是美加边境第一大卡车运输港口，超过70%的加拿大出口流向美国1。根据协议，加拿大将在15年内与美国政府分享部分过路费收入1。加拿大上周举行了开幕式，但美国代表因特朗普突然宣布对加拿大商品征收50%关税而被排除在外1。

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, a new crossing spanning the Detroit River between Canada and the United States, will open to traffic on Monday 1. The $6.4 billion bridge represents the first major new commercial transportation corridor in the region in nearly a century and is expected to accelerate trade flows between the two nations 1. Stretching 1.5 miles with a maximum clearance of 151 feet above the river, the bridge was constructed beginning in 2018 with funding provided entirely by Canada 1.

Detroit serves as the largest truck transportation port on the U.S.-Canada border, and the new crossing arrives at a critical moment for bilateral commerce, as more than 70 percent of Canadian exports flow to the United States 1. Under the agreement governing the bridge, Canada will share a portion of toll revenues with the U.S. government over the next 15 years 1. However, the opening has been overshadowed by trade tensions, as the U.S. representative was excluded from Canada's inaugural ceremony last week following President Trump's announcement of a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods, with Trump stating "We changed the terms" 1.