ATI Requests completed in 2026
List of ATI Requests Processed by WDBA
This page lists all requests that have been answered by Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority under the Access to Information Act since January 1, 2026, except for those that are uniquely of interest to the requester and contain primarily personal information of the requester.
ATI requests completed in 2026
Request
Number/
Completed
Summary
Disposition
Number of
Pages
Disclosed
2026-00008
For the period January 1, 2026, to July 28, 2026, I request all final Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs), signed strategic agreements, executed contracts, and finalized briefing materials (including internal briefing notes and decision memoranda prepared for decision-makers) held by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (excluding drafts, working versions, comments, and records created solely for the development of such documents) concerning, involving, or exchanged between the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and any of the following: (a) the United States Government, including the Executive Office of the President, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or the State of Michigan / Michigan Department of Transportation; (b) Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada; or (c) the Privy Council Office. The records sought must relate to strategic responses to U.S. executive branch requests or demands, toll revenue-sharing policy changes, or the July 27, 2026 opening timeline. For greater certainty, “executed contracts” means contracts that were finalized and signed by the relevant parties, and finalized briefing materials include internal WDBA records regardless of whether they were externally exchanged.
Disclosed in Part
51
2025-00007
Emails / memos sent to / from the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and other federal agencies, and within the Authority, from Feb. 9, 2026, to Feb. 11, 2026, concerning the U.S. president’s threat to stall the opening of the new border crossing between Detroit and Windsor, Ont.
Disclosed in Part
873
2026-00003
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“Please provide all records related to the safety of the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge, the settlement or subsidence of the Bridge on either side of the crossing. Please provide any engineering, investigative or consultant records of concern related to ground stability and remediation due to soil movement or subsidence. Please provide any records related to any issues connected to the underlying salt mine geology or Detroit River waterflow. Please provide any geotechnical or structural assessment reports created from April 1, 2026, to June 2, 2026.” |
No Records Exist
0
2026-00006
“Provide all Memorandum of Understandings (MOU), Service Level Agreement (SLA), other signed strategic agreements and developed contracts between the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) and the United States Government, the State of Michigan, or Bridging North America (BNA) regarding the implementation of U.S. concurrence/veto power over toll-rate adjustments, the operational mechanics of the threshold rule for toll changes, and the finalized July 27, 2026 bridge opening date – Records from 2026-01-01 to 2026-07-11.”
No Records Exist
0
2026-00007
“Description of Requested Records: Under the Access to Information Act, I am seeking copies of all final arrangements, agreements, memoranda of understanding (MOUs), side letters, briefing notes, and formal transition frameworks regarding the operational and financial restructuring of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. Specifically, I am requesting records in the possession of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), and The Department of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Canada that concern: The 15-year toll governance and profit-sharing framework negotiated between the Government of Canada, the State of Michigan, and any or all entities representing the United States Federal Government. The establishment, operational terms, governance, and funding allocation rules for the 15-year United States of America based Regional Economic Development Fund intended to receive net toll profits from the bridge. Any modified directives and / or legal frameworks governing the WDBA’s authority to independently adjust toll rates, specifically regarding requirements for United States of America and / or the State of Michigan concurrence or consultation. Format Preference: Electronic copies (PDF via email or secure portal upload).”
No Records Exist
0