OTTAWA—A new connection in the trading relationship between Canada and the United States will cost $5.7 billion, with one senior official vowing the Gordie Howe bridge will elbow its way through any legal or political challenges —including from U.S. President Donald Trump himself. In this Sept. 27 photo, workers clear land along West Jefferson Avenue and Schroeder Street in the Delray neighborhood in Detroit. The land will be used for a truck and customs plaza for the Gordie Howe International Bridge. ( Max Ortiz//Detroit News / The Associated Press )Getting to Friday’s announcement of the final price tag for the span over the river between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, has been laden with political potholes that proponents have had to navigate at the state and federal levels.

Source: thestar September 29, 2018 01:41 UTC