The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority is firing back against the Ambassador Bridge and the "untruths" contained in its&nbsp;TV ad that aired in Washington, targeting U.S. President Donald Trump.

That ad said the&nbsp;construction of the new Canadian-funded Gordie Howe International Bridge will take jobs and trade away from the U.S.

WDBA awards $61M contract to oversee Gordie Howe bridge construction

A $61-million contract to oversee the design and construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been awarded to a global company with its Canadian head office in Markham, Ont.

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Parsons Inc. will oversee the construction and design of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The firm that will actually complete construction of the international crossing will be announced in June.

Ambassador Bridge company questions why 'Buy American' policy doesn't apply to Gordie Howe span

The U.S.-owned Ambassador Bridge company is questioning why the "Buy American" policy does not apply to steel purchases for Canada's rival Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Looking toward Detroit from below the Ambassador Bridge.

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The company that owns the Ambassador Bridge is fighting to keep its original span up while it builds a new crossing.

The WDBA, which oversees the project, shot back — posting&nbsp;the above&nbsp;image on social media which touts&nbsp;$150 million worth of work in Michigan while employing Americans. They've shared several other image facts on the bridge's Twitter account.

"We wanted to take this opportunity to correct the misinformation and come out with the facts," said WDBA spokesperson Mark Butler.

Watch the bridge ad appealing to Trump here:

Commercial asks Trump to kill Canadian bridge project

Ad was paid for by the Detroit International Bridge Company.

He said there are "hundreds of Canadians and hundreds of Americans" working on the Gordie Howe bridge right now, but couldn't be more specific than that.

The clapback isn't&nbsp;a directive from the federal government, Butler said. Rather, it's within the WDBA's mandate "to make sure that the information that's out there is correct."

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The federal government ordered a review of the budget for a new cross-border bridge in Windsor, Ont., after concerns arose that the cost was in danger of exceeding spending targets, newly released documents show.

Appeal to stop Gordie Howe Bridge project fails in Michigan court

An appeal by the owners of the Ambassador Bridge to try to stop the expropriation of properties on the U.S. side for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project has failed.

A photo of hockey great Gordie Howe was unveiled at the announcement that the Detroit River International Crossing will be named the Gordie Howe International Bridge, on the waterfront, in Windsor, Ontario, Thursday May 14, 2015. Federal officials have been on a months-long campaign to surreptitiously slip the name Gordie Howe into conversations with top-level American counterparts to promote the new border crossing that will bear the hockey player's name.

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A photo of hockey great Gordie Howe at the announcement that the Detroit River International Crossing will be named the Gordie Howe International Bridge, on Thursday May 14, 2015.

Butler said&nbsp;the WDBA isn't concerned about Trump making any decisions based on the Ambassador Bridge's TV ad.

"This is an attempt to bolster one person's position over the other. It's certainly not something we're taking seriously," said Butler. "It's clearly just a distraction."

U.S. bridge company advertisement asks Trump to reject Canadian-funded span

The U.S.-owned company behind a Windsor-Detroit bridge crossing is stepping up its fight to prevent a Canadian-funded second span from being built. And they're doing it by appealing to U.S. President Donald Trump with a TV commercial.

The ad targets former U.S. President Barack Obama for granting a Buy American waiver to Canada.

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The target date to select a preferred proponent to build the bridge is set for the end of June. However, Butler said that might be slightly delayed.

"If not by the end of this month, certainly a few days following the end of the month."

This plan shows where the Canadian-built Gordie Howe International Bridge is slated to be built and where the Ambassador Bridge now stands.

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The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority posted this photo on social media to counter any untruths it says were in a TV ad by the Ambassador Bridge about the new Gordie Howe International Bridge.

Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority fires back against Ambassador Bridge's 'untruths'

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