Trucks clog Detroit-Windsor border as part of nationwide protest actions

Cross-border traffic via the Ambassador Bridge has at times been at a virtual standstill

Trucks are once again slowing traffic at the Ambassador Bridge, as part of national trucker protests against lockdown mandates.

Windsor police have issued an online alert asking drivers to avoid Huron Church Road due to a heavy presence of slow moving vehicles.

Cross-border traffic via the Ambassador Bridge has at times been at a virtual standstill, stemming from difficulties travelling on Huron Church as truck drivers and others are again staging a similar protests.

Meanwhile, Ontario Trucking Association President Stephen Laskowski issued a statement Saturday criticizing the ongoing protests which shifted this weekend to include a focus on downtown Toronto.

He noted how the “vast majority” of the Ontario trucking industry is vaccinated with an overall vaccination rate among truckers that “closely mirrors” the general public.

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