Construction Milestones

On July 1, 2021, the Gordie Howe International Bridge team marked 1000 days since the start of construction and are celebrating the determination, commitment and hard work of staff, contractors, labourers and suppliers contributing to the progress achieved on all four components of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.

Progress over the past 1000 days notably includes near completion of all design work; earthworks, utility work, the start of building construction and the completion of the Perimeter Access Road at the Canadian Port of Entry (POE); earthworks and utility work at the US POE; demolition and start of reconstruction of three road bridges as part of the Michigan Interchange; and completion of the tower foundations and the start of construction of the bridge towers.

Since the official start of construction on October 5, 2018, more than 145 local businesses in Windsor-Essex and Detroit have been engaged by Bridging North America (BNA) and more than 3,900 workers, 46 percent of which are local, have been oriented to the project. The coming years are expected to be among the busiest times of construction on the project.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is a once-in-a-generation undertaking. With a focus on honouring the region’s rich history and culture, championing a greener future and providing improvements to the Windsor-Detroit corridor, the new bridge will open new doors to trade, travel and tourism and forever change the landscape of the area.

This project wouldn’t be possible without the workers who don their hard hats every day and build every features of the four project components including the bridge deck over the Detroit River, the buildings and structures at the Canadian and US Ports of Entry and the road work for the Michigan Interchange.

To mark “2000 Days of Construction”, community members of all ages are invited to participate in a hard hat sticker design contest. Participants are being asked to design a hard hat sticker in support of the dedicated people working tirelessly to deliver the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. Just as a passport stamp is proof of places visited, hard hat stickers represent projects and construction sites worked at. This is your chance to show appreciation for the thousands of workers making this legacy project a reality.

Thank you for your interest, the contest has now closed.

We look forward to sharing details on our winners shortly.