Fluor Team Selected for Gordie Howe International Bridge Project Connecting U.S., Canada

Bridging North America, a partnership of Fluor and ACS Infrastructure Canada, was selected as the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Gordie Howe International Bridge project for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project is a planned bridge and border crossing spanning the Detroit River and connecting Detroit, Michigan, U.S. and Windsor, Ontario, Canada by linking Interstate 75 and Interstate 96 in Michigan with the new extension of Highway 401 (Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway) in Ontario.

Fluor and ACS Infrastructure Canada led the development phase of the project and will hold the prime contract. This is the second project in the Windsor-Detroit area where Fluor and ACS have partnered. Fluor and ACS recently delivered, and are operating and maintaining, the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray Parkway.

This partnership will design and build the $4.5-billion project and, when complete, this crossing will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America. The scope also includes building new, state-of-the-art ports of entry on both the U.S. and Canadian side of the Detroit River, as well as improvements to existing infrastructure in both Michigan and Ontario. Early works will start this summer in advance of financial close, which is set for this fall.

Major construction is expected to begin by September, and is expected to take four to five years to complete. Fluor and ACS will operate and maintain the facility for 30 years to performance standards that will be established by WDBA following completion.

Rendering courtesy of Business Wire.