As the Canadian Freedom Convoy truck blockade continues, U.S. truckers are struggling to get into Canada and have to reroute to unblocked bridges.
As Canada's Freedom Convoy trucker protest continues, some U.S. truckers are having trouble traveling between the two countries, having to take hours-long detours to reach an unblocked border.
The drivers are protesting a vaccine mandate for all truckers going between the U.S. and Canada. The demonstratorsDetroit's Ambassador Bridge to Windsor, Ontario. This is the busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing, accounting for about one-quarter of all trade between the two countries, the Associated Press reported.
The blockage has caused truckers from the Detroit area to drive 70 miles north to Port Huron where they cross Blue Water Bridge, though even at that bridge, there is about a 4 1/2-hour delay, the AP reported. Officials in Detroit and Windsor are concerned about how the blockade will affect their economies. Car companies in the two cities have especially been feeling the strain.Detroit's Ambassador Bridge was closed due to Canadian anti-vaccine trucker protests, causing U.S. trucks to have to take long detours. Above, trucks heading to Canada are stuck in heavy traffic after they were diverted to the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron, Michigan, on February 9, 2022.
Update 2/10/22, 11:15 a.m. ET: This story was updated to add more information and quotes from Ford and Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens.
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