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Having delivered the busiest year of construction to date, the Gordie Howe International Bridge project team is able to confirm a new completion and opening timeline. Construction completion is planned for September 2025 with the first vehicles expected to travel across the bridge that fall.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project team was honoured with the inaugural National Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Award from the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) for its outstanding commitment to sustainability and community prosperity in the Windsor-Detroit region.  

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project team is pleased to announce the completion of its artist selection process for the Commemorative Art Commission recognizing the Underground Railroad. Jordan Sook, a contemporary mixed media artist, will develop the commission to be installed at the Canadian Port of Entry.

Today, the Gordie Howe International Bridge project team and the City of Windsor announced the opening of the Malden Park Observation Area, a safe space for the community and tourists to observe construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge – the largest bi-national infrastructure project currently taking place along the Canada-US border. 

With a variety of recent and upcoming achievements on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) and Bridging North America (BNA) look to celebrate with residents and thank them for their support and patience over the last five years of construction by hosting two community appreciation breakfasts. The events take place on Saturday, October 21, 2023, at Clark Park in Detroit and Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Sandwich Teen Action Group in Windsor. Each event features entertainment and family-friendly activities along with free breakfast for up to 500 participants. 

For a third year, the Gordie Howe International Bridge project was honoured with the prestigious John M. Beck Award at the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA) annual general meeting.  

Those watching construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge will see major changes at the US bridge tower over the next four weeks. The last concrete pour for the sloped architectural heads at the top of the pylon head is now complete and the US tower has reached its full height of 220 metres/722 feet. Crews will now begin removing the jump form system which includes artwork by local Detroit based artist Roberto Villalobos. These last steps are anticipated to begin at the Canadian bridge tower in September. 

As part of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project, we are reconstructing a three-kilometre stretch of Sandwich Street from south of the Rosedale Avenue roundabout past Ojibway Parkway to McKee Avenue. This project, worth approximately $12 million, is being completed in three phases with the goal of achieving full completion in 2024. To deliver these much-needed improvements, road closures and detours will be required. That starts with the first phase of work – from Ojibway Parkway to Chappell Avenue – anticipated to begin on September 5, 2023. We have heard, over the last week, feedback from members of the Sandwich community regarding the construction approach that would see a full closure of this 500-metre length of Sandwich Street and the construction approach that would see one lane open in one direction.

Today, the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, announced the reappointments of Karla Avis-Birch and Marie Campagna to WDBA’s Board of Directors for a period of four years.