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The Metro: The Gordie Howe Bridge is cheaper to cross. The cargo is about to cost more 18%
By Robyn Vincent26%
8/3/2026, 11:37:55 AM
Keywords: Gordie Howe Bridge, Ambassador Bridge, Detroit, Windsor, Tolls, Tariffs, Canadian Goods, Trucking
BS Summary: This article contains 12 faulty reasoning types, including Loss Aversion, Negativity Bias, and Framing Effect, with Attempt to Sell a Product or Service as the most egregious example at 22.1% saturation with 77 hits. Analysis detected 336 faulty-reasoning hits from 349 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 27.1% and a BS Rank of 18% (22,820 of 27,683 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 82.40% of the article peer group.
For the first time, truckers running between Detroit and Windsor have a choice of bridges — and the two crossings are competing for that business.
A semi pays about half as much to cross the new Gordie Howe Bridge as it does the Ambassador : roughly $35, versus $75.
But that’s a toll — what you pay to drive across.
It has nothing to do with what is in the truck, and what is in the truck is about to get expensive.
On Aug. 19, an additional 50% tariff is set to hit a long list of Canadian goods , among them wine, dairy, cement and hockey sticks.
In other words, a business might save $40 getting a load across the river, then pay thousands more for the load itself.
So who actually comes out ahead here?
Mark Lee runs The Lee Group, where he has advised small businesses in this region for nearly 20 years.
He joins host Robyn Vincent to talk tolls, tariffs, Delray, and whether Canadian visitors are coming back.
Hear the full conversation using the media player above.
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