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Officials from both sides of the Canada-U.S. border gathered to celebrate the latest achievement in the ongoing construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge with the work to connect the bridge deck between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan now complete and the bridge becoming an official border crossing.
Joined by the U.S. Federal Highway Administrator, Shailen Bhatt, the Mayor of Windsor, senior officials from the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, local elected officials and project team members, Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer represented Canada and Michigan respectively as co-owners of the public bridge.
“Canada and the United States have always done big things, together. As the largest and most ambitious infrastructure project along the Canada-United States border, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is proof of just that. Beyond further strengthening the deep connection between our two nations, this bridge will drive economic growth for both countries while creating more jobs and increasing border security,” said Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
Officials from both sides of the Canada-U.S. border gathered to celebrate the latest achievement in the ongoing construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge with the work to connect the bridge deck between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan now complete and the bridge becoming an official border crossing.
Joined by the U.S. Federal Highway Administrator, Shailen Bhatt, the Mayor of Windsor, senior officials from the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, local elected officials and project team members, Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer represented Canada and Michigan respectively as co-owners of the public bridge.
“Canada and the United States have always done big things, together. As the largest and most ambitious infrastructure project along the Canada-United States border, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is proof of just that. Beyond further strengthening the deep connection between our two nations, this bridge will drive economic growth for both countries while creating more jobs and increasing border security,” said Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
Officials from both sides of the Canada-U.S. border gathered to celebrate the latest achievement in the ongoing construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge with the work to connect the bridge deck between Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan now complete and the bridge becoming an official border crossing.
Joined by the U.S. Federal Highway Administrator, Shailen Bhatt, the Mayor of Windsor, senior officials from the Canada Border Services Agency and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, local elected officials and project team members, Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities and Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer represented Canada and Michigan respectively as co-owners of the public bridge.
“Canada and the United States have always done big things, together. As the largest and most ambitious infrastructure project along the Canada-United States border, the Gordie Howe International Bridge is proof of just that. Beyond further strengthening the deep connection between our two nations, this bridge will drive economic growth for both countries while creating more jobs and increasing border security,” said Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities.
The celebration not only recognized this phase of bridge construction and its new designation, but also served to acknowledge the over 20 years of collaboration, cooperation and commitment exercised by the various project partners to advance the Gordie Howe International Bridge to its current state.
“Making connections is what the Gordie Howe International Bridge is all about. While we celebrate the physical deck connection today, it gives us the opportunity to look to the very near future when we will see truck drivers make their way to deliver their freight to market, commuters heading to work and back home again, and tourists enjoying the views that bond our two countries from the multi-use path. We look forward to opening for business in fall 2025,” said Charl van Niekerk, CEO, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). |
