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Botany

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8. The new bridge puts traffic right onto the

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Wed Jun 17, 2026, 07:11 PM

23 hrs ago

United States & Canada's freeway systems
with curved roadways but the old Ambassador Bridge is a straight line and
dumps the traffic into urban congestion.
The Metro Detroit and Metro Windsor X border businesses is worth billions.

How fucking corrupt is Trump?

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"It was supposed to open Friday, it is not open because Trump says he does not want it open [View all] riversedge Yesterday OP

The corruption is staggering. pat_k Yesterday #1

The patriarch of the family that owns it was the most hated man in Detroit A HERETIC I AM Yesterday #2

Carney should close the other bridge. Nt Fiendish Thingy Yesterday #3

Yes, Please SorellaLaBefana Yesterday #4

That would hurt Canada SCantiGOP 23 hrs ago #9

Would it? Fiendish Thingy 22 hrs ago #12

rich so and sos . AllaN01Bear Yesterday #5

Rachel's opening was about this on Monday night senseandsensibility 23 hrs ago #6

When the deal was done 8 years ago the Ambassador Bridge was going to be destroyed Bev54 23 hrs ago #7

The new bridge puts traffic right onto the Botany 23 hrs ago #8

Link to YouTube video on Rachel's segment on the bridge no opening. iluvtennis 22 hrs ago #10

There's also a tunnel JoseBalow 22 hrs ago #11

Every major news org should broadcast this ChicagoTeamster 22 hrs ago #13