The state of Michigan closed down a bridge from Detroit to Canada in the midst of trucker-led protests over COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Truckers and other individuals started congregating on the Ambassador Bridge on Monday night. The busy crossing connects Windsor, Ontario, to Detroit, Michigan. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) wrote on Twitter on Monday evening that it had closed the crossing to Canada. At the same time, the Windsor Police Service wrote Tuesday that the bridge was reopened to traffic. However, MDOT’s Detroit Office confirmed Tuesday the crossing remains closed on the U.S. side, calling on travelers to use the Port Huron crossing. Canada sends 75 percent of its goods exports to the United States, and the bridge usually handles around 8,000 trucks a day. “We got sent here to send a message and the message isn’t getting through,” Ottawa protest spokesman Tom Marazzo told reporters on Monday about the …