Ambassador Bridge reopens after weeklong COVID-19 truck blockade

By Stephanie Kim
Ambassador Bridge reopens after weeklong COVID-19 truck blockade
Truck drivers and others protest COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. The bridge reopened Sunday after a 7-day blockade. Ted Shaffrey / AP Photo
Ambassador Bridge reopens after weeklong COVID-19 truck blockade
Truck drivers and others protest COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Ottawa, Ontario, on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022. The bridge reopened Sunday after a 7-day blockade. Ted Shaffrey / AP Photo

Ambassador Bridge reopens after weeklong COVID-19 truck blockade

By Stephanie Kim
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The Ambassador Bridge reopened Sunday night after nearly a week of protests over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. It’s North America’s busiest land border crossing and connects Detroit to Windsor, Ontario.

Reset digs into the disruption the blockade caused and the broader implications it has on the auto industry in the Midwest as protests continue in Canada.

GUESTS: Jordyn Grzelewski, autos and business reporter for The Detroit News

Matt Hart, executive director for the Illinois Trucking Association