Fact Sheets

Michigan Interchange activities include associated local road improvements.

In June 2024, the Canadian and US sides of the Gordie Howe International Bridge deck met over the Detroit River. Crews installed the final segment, known as the mid-span closure, officially making the bridge an international crossing.

The $23 million Neighbourhood Infrastructure Strategy of the Community Benefits Plan includes the Community Organization Investment, an annual commitment to provide $200,000 (CDN) in funding to community organizations located in or serving Sandwich/west Windsor or Delray/Southwest Detroit (the host communities). The initiative runs from 2020 to 2025 to support events, programming and/or infrastructure improvements that benefit the host communities and align with one of the community investment priorities: community partnerships, community safety and connections, economic benefits and/or aesthetics and landscaping.

Construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge deck began in December 2022. The Canadian and US sides are expected to meet over the Detroit River by the end of June, when crews install the final segment, known as the mid-span closure. Unlike any of the other 54 segments that make up the bridge deck, the mid-span closure is custom built with the installation process taking approximately four-to-six weeks and multiple steps.

Construction of the bridge deck over the Detroit River began in December 2022 and is more than two-thirds complete. Approximately, 164.5 metres/539.7 feet is left to complete the connection, anticipated to occur this summer.

March 27, 2024, marked 2000 days since the start of construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge project. Since construction started, incredible progress has been made on all four project components – the bridge, the Canadian and US Ports of Entry (POEs) and Michigan Interchange. Here are nine of the biggest achievements from the last 2000 days of construction.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge will include a dedicated multi-use path to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists crossing between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan. The addition of a multi-use path to the bridge design requirements was a direct result of public consultation and community feedback.