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The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is a once-in-a-generation undertaking. Not only will the project deliver much-needed transportation improvements for international travellers, it will also provide jobs and opportunities for growth to the Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan region and includes features that make this project truly distinctive. A key project element is the inclusion of a Community Benefits Plan.

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Additional funding to a popular Community Benefits Plan initiative will result in further support for the communities adjacent to the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. The Community Organization Investment provides funding to support programming, events and small infrastructure improvements in the areas of Sandwich/west Windsor and Delray/Southwest Detroit. This year, the annual funding envelope has increased from a total of $100,000 (CDN) to a total of $200,000 (CDN). Each community will receive $100,000 in funding, up from the previous amounts of $50,000.

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The Gordie Howe International Bridge project team has launched the application period for the 2023 Community Organization Investment, a five-year initiative through the project Community Benefits Plan.

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The Neighbourhood Infrastructure Strategy of the Community Benefits Plan includes a commitment to provide an annual investment allowance for community organizations located in or serving Sandwich/west Windsor or Delray/Southwest Detroit residents for a five-year duration from 2020 – 2024. Applications for funding ranging from $1,000 to $25,000* are accepted on an annual basis for proposed initiatives like events, programming and infrastructure improvements that will benefit the neighbourhoods closest to the project.  

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Initially built in 2020 and showcased at Art Windsor-Essex the following year, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority’s (WDBA) large-scale model of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project is now on display at Windsor City Hall. Free to the public, the display offers a unique opportunity to get an up close, three-dimensional look at the project currently under construction. 

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Visible at key vantage points throughout Windsor and Detroit, the distinctive tower legs of the Gordie Howe International Bridge are an engineering marvel. Currently standing at approximately 152 metres/500 feet and exceeding the height of any structure in the City of Windsor, and taller than the Statue of Liberty in the United States, the tower legs are a stunning example of the progress made to date and what is to come on this iconic project.

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The Gordie Howe International Bridge project took home two awards at the 2022 Canadian Consulting Engineering (CCE) Awards. Recognized for its outstanding Environmental Management System (EMS), the project received both an Award of Excellence and the Ambassador Award. The Ambassador Award is one of just five specialty awards bestowed among the Award of Excellence winners. 

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The Gordie Howe International Bridge project has received the prestigious John M. Beck Award for the second year in a row.

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Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) welcomes the Special Examination Report from the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, which covers the period from February 1, 2021, to December 31, 2021.