Traffic entering and leaving Canada via the Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ont., to Detroit was being blocked by protestors on Monday night, with the demonstration showing no signs of ending.
Highlights
- The Ambassador Bridge linking Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit was being blocked by protesters Monday night.
- Police in Essex County issued a release Monday evening saying that as of 8 p.m., the bridge was “not accessible” in either direction.
- Similar protests played out across Canada over the weekend as convoys of vehicles blocked city streets and highways.
- Police advised drivers to avoid the area if possible and advised those needing to cross into the U.S.
- to use the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, about 155 kilometres northeast of Windsor.
- The ambassador Bridge is one of the busiest international land border crossings in Canada and a major route for transport trucks.