Fluor Joint Venture Celebrates Connection of Gordie Howe International Bridge Deck
24 Juillet 2024 - 10:09PM
Business Wire
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and its partners today celebrated
the official deck connection of the Gordie Howe International
Bridge spanning the Detroit River. Measuring a half-mile (853
meters), the bridge connects Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit,
Michigan, United States. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in
North America and 10th longest in the world. The bridge also has
the distinction of being the longest composite steel and concrete
decked cable-stayed bridge in the world.
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge is
now the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America following
today’s connection ceremony over the Detroit River linking Windsor,
Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States. (Photo:
Business Wire)
Bridging North America (BNA), a joint venture between Fluor, ACS
Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., are building the bridge
for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA).
Construction began in 2018 from both sides of the river and
culminated with an intricate, four-week, multi-step, precision
process that included the placement and removal of temporary bents,
and the installation of the final steel girders, beams, panels and
precast concrete.
“The team has worked incredibly hard since 2018 to achieve this
important project milestone,” said Shawn West, President of Fluor’s
Infrastructure business. “The connection of this iconic bridge
serves as a testament to our dedication and perseverance to build
safe and reliable infrastructure. This bridge will soon serve as a
major gateway between Canada and the United States.”
“Making connections is what the Gordie Howe International Bridge
is all about,” said Charl van Niekerk, CEO, Windsor-Detroit Bridge
Authority. “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.”
"The connection of the bridge deck underscores our unwavering
commitment to building a legacy infrastructure project with the
highest standards of quality and safety,” said David Henderson,
CEO, Bridging North America. “We salute the thousands of dedicated
skilled trades people and engineers whose dedication and expertise
made this achievement possible for the Gordie Howe International
Bridge project.”
While the main focus of construction has been on the bridge
deck, progress is also being made on the Ports of Entry in Canada
and the United States, as well as the connection to I-75.
When completed, the bridge will include six lanes of traffic,
two ports of entry, a multi-use path, a new interchange at I-75
with four new road bridges, five pedestrian bridges and four
interchange ramps connecting I-75 to the U.S. Port of Entry.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is scheduled to open in the
fall of 2025.
Upon completion, Fluor and ACS will operate and maintain the
facility for 30 years for the WDBA.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is building a better world by
applying world-class expertise to solve its clients’ greatest
challenges. Fluor’s nearly 34,000 employees provide professional
and technical solutions that deliver safe, well-executed,
capital-efficient projects to clients around the world. Fluor had
revenue of $15.5 billion in 2023 and is ranked 265 among the
Fortune 500 companies. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor
has provided engineering, procurement and construction services for
more than a century. For more information, please visit
www.fluor.com or follow Fluor on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X
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