January 11, 2016
A devaluing Canadian dollar has pushed up the cost for building a signature Windsor-Detroit bridge by around US$2.5 billion, according to Canadian media reports.
The increase more than doubles what was believed needed by the Canadian government to construct the Gordie Howe Bridge, named after a Canadian ice hockey player who played most of his career for the Detroit Red Wings.
The toll bridge, to be built under a public private partnership, will link the US city of Detroit, in the state of Michigan, w