# The Gordie Howe International Bridge - US-Canada Border
**URL:** https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226
**Category:** meta
**Created:** [April 27, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226 "2022-04-27T14:31:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/1 "2022-04-27T14:31:44Z")
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lipnIdz6_L4)
> **[Gordie Howe International Bridge](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordie_Howe_International_Bridge)**
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> The Gordie Howe International Bridge (French: Pont International Gordie-Howe), known during development as the Detroit River International Crossing and the New International Trade Crossing, is a cable-stayed international bridge across the Detroit River, currently under construction. The crossing will connect Detroit and Windsor by linking Interstate 75, Interstate 94 and Interstate 96 in Michigan with Highway 401 in Ontario (through the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway extension of Highway 401). Th...
> **[Welcome | Gordie Howe International Bridge](https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en)**
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### Author:  [@F.Wright](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/F.Wright)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/2 "2022-04-27T15:55:14Z")
Fun fact, the billionaire who tried to stop this bridge was the same guy who bought the Michigan Central Station and let the thing go to hell. Its the building that every photographer around the globe in the early 2000’s came to know the symbol of Detroits decline. That was back when taking photos of urban blight was cool/edgy. This building was one of the main reasons the rust belt become a hotbed for urban explorers looking for abandoned things.
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### Author:  [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/3 "2022-04-27T16:01:55Z")
Any plans for a renovation in the works?
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### Author:  [@F.Wright](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/F.Wright)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/4 "2022-04-27T17:41:48Z")
Don’t know. I just remember reading about the station back when abandoned buildings were all the rage in the 00’s.
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### Author:  [@the726](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/the726)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/5 "2022-04-27T17:54:55Z")
It’s part of a larger redevelopment of the existing area. From looking at the articles, the renovation to the station should be complete sometime next year.
> **[Michigan Central Station | Mobility Innovation District](https://michigancentral.com/)**
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> Michigan Central is a new mobility innovation district where solutions to today's complex transportation challenges will be developed and launched.
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### Author:  [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2022, 12:45am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/6 "2022-05-20T00:45:58Z")
[https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en/preparing-for-the-bridge-deck-of-the-gordie-howe-international-bridge](https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en/preparing-for-the-bridge-deck-of-the-gordie-howe-international-bridge)
[https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en/falconry-at-the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-project](https://www.gordiehoweinternationalbridge.com/en/falconry-at-the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-project)
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [June 28, 2022, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/7 "2022-06-28T17:05:57Z")
> **[Road collapses near $4.5B Gordie Howe Bridge project](https://www.constructiondive.com/news/road-collapse-near-45b-gordie-howe-bridge-project-detroit/626216/)**
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> The 100-foot-long section of West Fort Street in Detroit caved in after crews had been driving sheet piling in the area, but no one was hurt.
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### Author:  [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2022, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/8 "2022-07-05T15:25:37Z")
Per Deja Vu:
Pier table work has commenced on the bridge. If you don’t know what that means, watch this short, informative video -
[ ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES8865HanqU)
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### Author:  [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2022, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/9 "2022-07-05T15:30:01Z")
Can’t have shit in Detroit
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [July 25, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/10 "2022-07-25T22:28:06Z")
> **[Peters touts Gordie Howe International Bridge will be 'model for ports of entry'](https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2022/07/15/senator-gary-peters-touts-detroit-windsor-gordie-howe-bridge-model-ports-entry-united-states/10058904002/)**
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> Top-of-the-line security is expected to aid the second span between Detroit and Windsor serving the nation's second-busiest border crossing.
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [July 29, 2022, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/11 "2022-07-29T23:10:15Z")
> **[City completes last of 174 retrofits of Southwest Detroit homes to protect...](https://detroitmi.gov/news/city-completes-last-174-retrofits-southwest-detroit-homes-protect-them-gordie-howe-bridge-impacts)**
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> City completes last of 174 retrofits of Southwest Detroit homes to protect them from Gordie Howe bridge impacts
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [August 4, 2022, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/12 "2022-08-04T18:30:31Z")
> **[Gordie Howe bridge deck and access ramps taking shape - constructconnect.com...](https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/news/usa/2022/08/gordie-howe-bridge-deck-and-access-ramps-taking-shape)**
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> The first signs of roadway connecting the two towers of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB) are taking shape.
> The $5.7 billion project’s lower pylons or legs of the A-framed cable stayed towers were finished this spring.
> Now corbels are...
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### Author:  [@stache](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/stache)
#### Post date: [August 5, 2022, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/13 "2022-08-05T13:48:12Z")
Just cars or also trains?
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### Author:  [@F.Wright](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/F.Wright)
#### Post date: [August 7, 2022, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/14 "2022-08-07T02:19:15Z")
I think trains go under a tunnel in the Detroit river.
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [August 9, 2022, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/15 "2022-08-09T17:47:17Z")
> **[Gordie Howe bridge project struggling to finish on time](https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/gordie-howe-bridge-project-struggling-to-be-completed-on-time)**
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> A report points to the need for a new negotiated date for completion of the bridge project beyond the contractual date of the end of 2024.
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2022, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/16 "2022-08-26T12:06:49Z")
> **[Gordie Howe Bridge Project Team Looks for a Third Period Comeback](https://www.enr.com/articles/54674-gordie-howe-bridge-project-team-looks-for-a-third-period-comeback)**
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> The Gordie Howe will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and fifth-longest in the world, easing congestion at the busiest crossing between the two countries.
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### Author:  [@Dtuly](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dtuly)
#### Post date: [August 26, 2022, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/17 "2022-08-26T16:10:36Z")
Reminds me of the Stan Musial bridge in St Louis. Go Detroit!
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/18 "2022-09-10T13:38:56Z")
> **[Binational trail system planned to be linked by Gordie Howe bridge](https://windsorstar.com/news/binational-trail-system-planned-to-be-linked-by-gordie-howe-bridge/wcm/d90c0753-00bd-4c1f-94de-367b9a061012/amp/)**
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> Passage for cyclists and hikers across Gordie Howe Bridge will be free. Trails will be connected with the opening of the new bridge.
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### Author:  [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)
#### Post date: [October 10, 2022, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/19 "2022-10-10T19:13:30Z")
> **[Gordie Howe bridge project continuing to make progress](https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/gordie-howe-bridge-update)**
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> An in-person open house was held Thursday for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic to update local residents on the latest in construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge.
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### Author:  [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2022, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/the-gordie-howe-international-bridge-us-canada-border/21226/20 "2022-10-27T00:08:49Z")
> **[Ambassador Bridge company drops new span, but pushing for plaza expansion on...](https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/ambassador-bridge-company-drops-plans-to-build-new-span)**
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> Attempts to build a new twin span of the Ambassador Bridge appear dead for the foreseeable future, but city of Windsor officials remain in discussions with the bridge company to expand the current Canada customs plaza to include secondary truck...
> **[Board overseeing new Canada-U.S. bridge project has 'significant deficiency'...](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/gordie-howe-bridge-audit-1.6625026)**
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> The board tasked with ultimately overseeing construction of the $5.7-billion Gordie Howe International Bridge hasn't always been able to provide proper oversight because of "significant deficiencies" in the information it was being given, according...
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