Take the tunnel, Windsor city councilor says as Ambassador Bridge owners lobby against new bridge
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A city councilor in Windsor, Ont., is encouraging Canadians who want to buy Canadian to travel from Windsor to Detroit through the Windsor-Detroit tunnel instead of crossing the Ambassador Bridge.
The City of Windsor owns half of the tunnel and receives dividends from its operation, Coun. Angelo Marignani said.
The bridge is privately owned by American billionaire Matthew Moroun.
“So every time you take the tunnel, you're buying local, you're supporting local, and you're supporting the residents of Windsor,” Marignani said.
Marignani made his remarks after reports surfaced that Moroun had met with the U.S. commerce secretary just hours before U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to block the opening of a new publicly owned competing span, the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
The councillor said he’s not calling for a boycott of the Ambassador Bridge because “I believe that would overstep my balance.”
But he is seeking to educate the public about the difference in ownership, he said.
“I am just voicing the concerns that my residents have brought up on how we can support our city and support our country,” he said.
“And I'm just showing them that this is an option for them to choose.”
A spokesperson for the Ambassador Bridge did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Tunnel CEO Tal Czudner echoed Marignani’s comments, saying the tunnel paid a $5-million dividend to the City of Windsor, which is reflected in the 2026 budget.
“Listen,” he said. “Politically, the world’s a bit bonkers right now, and I don’t think it makes sense for me to comment on that. All I can comment on is if you are choosing to go to the United States … we would like you to take the tunnel.”
Crossing at the tunnel costs $8.25 for a single trip, Czudner said, or $5.90 per trip with a prepaid Nexpress card.
Crossing the Ambassador Bridge costs $14.
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