The mayor of Windsor, Ontario, stated that police had intercepted a convoy of vans allegedly touring to the Ambassador Bridge on Tuesday, days after it reopened following disruptions by the Freedom Convoy protests.

Windsor Police Chief Pamela Mizuno stated Wednesday that there have been "six or seven" vans about 155 miles from Windsor when authorities intercepted them on the 401 westbound freeway, The Detroit Information reported.

Deputy Police Chief Jason Bellaire added that the drivers stated they have been going to the Canadian capital of Ottawa, which was within the different path. Mizuno stated that the convoy has since switched course and started touring eastbound on the 401.

A key commerce route between the U.S. and Canada, the Ambassador Bridge connects Windsor with Detroit. The bridge was considered one of a number of areas all through Canada blockaded by truckers protesting COVID-19 restrictions within the nation till it reopened for site visitors late Sunday.

About $360 million is moved throughout the bridge day by day, making up 25 p.c of the worth for all items commerce between the U.S. and Canada, Reuters reported.

Convoy Intercepted Before Ambassador Bridge
The mayor of Windsor, Ontario, stated that police had intercepted a convoy of vans allegedly touring to the Ambassador Bridge on Tuesday, days after it reopened following disruptions by the Freedom Convoy protests. Above, a tractor trailer drives throughout the Ambassador Bridge border crossing from Windsor to Detroit on February 14.Geoff Robins/AFP by way of Getty Pictures

Bellaire stated throughout Wednesday that he and different authorities have been "very involved" that there could be further makes an attempt to reoccupy the bridge, the Information reported.

Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens additionally stated Wednesday that returning to the conventional move of site visitors from earlier than the Ambassador Bridge disruption was "not but doable." Some limitations are nonetheless in place alongside Huron Church Street, which leads as much as the commerce crossing and was blocked for almost every week by demonstrators collaborating within the Freedom Convoy.

Dilkens acknowledged residents and companies "annoyed or upset" by the remaining limitations throughout the briefing, however stated that they have been nonetheless wanted, the Information reported.

"Let me be clear; this stays a nationwide safety scenario that forestalls police from merely reopening Huron Church Street to common site visitors presently," Dilkens stated.

Police arrested 46 individuals in Windsor and 37 autos have been seized in reference to the protests and blockade on the Ambassador Bridge. These arrests led to 90 costs, based on the Windsor Police Service.

Newsweek has reached out to the Windsor Police Service for remark, however didn't hear again by publication time.

The Ambassador Bridge blockade has additionally had a extreme influence on the auto business. Anderson Financial Group, based mostly in East Lansing, Michigan, estimated that the blockade brought on a $300 million loss for automakers, the Information reported.

This contains $145 million in misplaced wages, largely in Michigan and Ontario.

Replace 2/16/22, 5:25 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with further data and background.