WINDSOR, ONT. — The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, owner of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project between Windsor, Ont. and Detroit, has announced it’s expected the two sections of the bridge will be connected over the Detroit River by the end of June.
The remaining gap is 26 metres, stated a release.
Crews must install one more segment on the U.S. side, measuring 15 metres, before work starts on the final segment, known as the midspan closure.
Once connected, the bridge deck spanning the distance between the two towers will measure 853 metres, or 0.53 miles, making it the longest main span of any cable-stayed bridge in North America and the 10th longest in the world.
It will also be the longest composite steel and concrete bridge deck for any cable-stayed bridge in the world.
The bridge is targeted to open in fall 2025. Work remaining includes stressing stay cables and installing electrical, fire suppression and drainage systems, barriers, signage, lighting, deck paving and pavement markings and completing the multi-use path.
The bridge features 216 stay cables, of which all but 10 have been installed. The remaining cables will be installed by mid-June.
Progress continues on the Canadian and U.S. Ports of Entry (POE) and the Michigan Interchange, including interior work on all buildings within the Canadian POE including window fixtures, heating and cooling, electrical, plumbing and flooring.
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