SHIFTHEADS: July 27th Is the Day Windsor Has Waited Over a Decade For

The Gordie Howe Bridge is set to open July 27th, more than a decade after the deal was signed, and Mike Kakuk explains exactly what changes the day trucks and cars start crossing. Half of all truck traffic is expected to shift immediately, routed around West Windsor via a parkway built specifically to bypass the neighbourhood that has absorbed decades of idling trucks and diesel fumes. Mike traces the standoff behind the delay to the family that owns the Ambassador Bridge, who spent over twenty years buying up West Windsor properties and leaving them vacant while resisting a second crossing. He also details how rising Ambassador Bridge tolls had already pushed some truckers to detour through Sarnia instead. For everyday commuters, especially the nurses and healthcare workers who cross daily for jobs in Detroit hospitals, Mike lays out how three separate crossings, the tunnel, the Ambassador Bridge, and now the Gordie Howe, will each serve a different purpose going forward. Topics: Gordie Howe Bridge, Mike Kakuk, Windsor Detroit border, Ambassador Bridge tolls, cross-border commuters GUEST: Mike Kakuk | http://am800cklw.com Originally aired on 2026-07-14