The Civil Engineering Contractor September 2018 | Page 15

Canada and the US have appointed a consortium
of construction companies that includes Fluor
Corporation and AECOM, to build a multibillion-
dollar bridge joining the two countries. The project
is to build a huge bridge between Detroit, US, and
Windsor, Canada, and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge
Authority (WDBA), established by the Canadian
government, selected the Bridging North America
group to construct the Gordie Howe International
Bridge ahead of two rival consortia.
Exact details of the contract’s financial value have
not yet been announced, though previous estimates
indicate an approximate cost of USD4-billion,
according to Global Construction. The project will be
delivered through a public-private partnership and
is expected to break ground this year.
Other companies involved in the Bridging North
America group include ACS Infrastructure Canada,
Dragados Canada, RBC Dominion Securities,
Carlos Fernandez Casado S.L/FHECOR Ingenieros
Consultores, Moriyama and Teshima Architects,
and Smith-Miller + Hawkinson Architects.
The six-lane bridge will provide additional
capacity along what is the busiest US–Canada
trade corridor and is expected to improve border
processing. Once completed, it will be the longest
cable-stayed bridge in North America.
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