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FreightWaves Classics/ Infrastructure: Blue Water Bridge is a key US-Canada crossing

The Blue Water Bridge. (Photo: ontbluecoast.com)

A major international crossing over the St. Clair River at the southern end of Lake Huron, Blue Water Bridge is located between Port Huron, Michigan and Point Edward, Ontario. When it fully opened to traffic during the fall of 1938, it became one of the fastest links between the Midwest and Ontario as well as the Northeast United States.

The (original) Blue Water Bridge is a cantilever truss bridge. Its total length is 6,178 feet; its main span is 871 feet long. The bridge was built as a joint...

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US-Canada border crossing in Alberta reopens after protesters pull out

The view from the U.S. side of the border crossing linking Sweet Grass, Montana and Coutts, Alberta.

The U.S.-Canada border crossing at Coutts, Alberta, reopened on Tuesday after protesters ended a two-week blockade that had disrupted millions of dollars in trade. 

The Canada Border Services Agency reported that normal operations resumed. Videos shared on social media showed a convoy of semi-trucks and other vehicles driving away with their horns blasting.

“It’s definitely bittersweet leaving here,” Jory Evans, a spokesperson for the protesters, said during a live video streamed via Facebook. 

Wit...

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Ambassador Bridge reopens as protests block other US-Canada border crossings

A truck crosses the Ambassador Bridge after the US-Canada border bridge reopened.

The busiest commercial crossing between the U.S. and Canada, the Ambassador Bridge, reopened late Sunday after police in Windsor, Ontario, cleared out a protest over COVID-19 restrictions that squeezed the cross-border supply chain for a week. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection processed the first truck to reach the U.S side of the border in Detroit at 12:30 a.m. Monday, the agency said in a tweet. As of 8:30 a.m, CBP and the Canada Border Service Agency reported normal operations on both sides...

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Ambassador Bridge shut down after possible explosives found

Trucks cross the Ambassador Bridge, a suspension bridge, seen from below.

Police shut down the Ambassador Bridge after authorities discovered possible explosives in a vehicle on Monday morning in a major disruption at the busiest commercial vehicle crossing linking the United States and Canada.

Windsor police began allowing U.S.-bound traffic to resume, with limited access, shortly before 1:30 p.m. Monday. The incident led to long backups for trucks attempting to enter the U.S. from Canada, as traffic was rerouted to the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel and Blue Water Bridge.

Pol...

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Canada border officers ratify deal for new contract

Canada Border Service Agency officers inside a truck prepare to inspect a container at a port facility.

Canada Border Services Agency officers have overwhelmingly voted to ratify an agreement for a new four-year contract with the Canadian government, their union said on Thursday. 

The vote by Public Service Alliance of Canada-Customs and Immigration Union members paves the way for union leaders and the Treasury Board of Canada to sign the contract in the coming weeks. 

Over 8,000 CBSA personnel staged a daylong work-rule strike — effectively a slowdown — on Aug. 6. It caused extensive delays for...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-ratify-deal-for-new-contract

FreightWaves Classics: Key bridge links Michigan and Ontario

The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge. (Photo: International Bridge Authority)

The International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie is the only way for vehicles to cross between the Canadian province of Ontario and the state of Michigan within 300 miles. The International Bridge connects the United States and Canada, as well as connecting the two cities on either end of the bridge – Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario with Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (Sault Ste. Marie is pronounced Soo-Saint-Mah-Ree.) A regional railroad that formerly served the area was known as the Soo Line.

The International Bridge at night. (Photo: Michigan Department of Transportation)The...

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Canada border officers begin job action as slowdown hits trucking

An overhead view of trucks preparing to enter Canada via the Peace Bridge border crossing

Thousands of Canada Border Services Agency members began a work-to-rule strike, bringing delays to major truck crossings as talks between the unions and government continue.   

Nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) employees began the work-to-rule strike — effectively a collective slowdown — at ports of entry across the country on Friday morning as delays mounted for trucks at some of the busiest border crossings. 

The job action started at 6 a.m. as talks between the federal...

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Canada border officers to begin work slowdown

Canada Border Services Agency officers look on as cargo is unloaded from a UPS cargo flight.

Nearly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) personnel will begin a work-to-rule strike on Friday, their union said, warning that the labor action could have a “dramatic impact to Canada’s supply chain” and imperil the government’s plans to reopen the border to U.S. travelers. 

The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union issued a work-to rule strike notice on Tuesday and said the labor action will begin at 6 a.m. Friday unless an agreement on a new contract...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-to-begin-work-slowdown

Canada border officers vote to strike, warn of supply chain disruption

Canada Border Services Agency officers prepare to inspect a red intermodal container.

Thousands of Canada Border Services Agency personnel have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike – something that could throw a wrench into port, cross-border trucking, airfreight and international parcel operations. 

The strike could happen as early as Aug. 6, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Customs and Immigration Union said on Tuesday. The union represents some 8,500 CBSA employees, including officers serving at ports of entry across the country. 

The threat of a strike comes...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canada-border-officers-vote-to-strike-warn-of-supply-chain-disruption

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