(Photo credit- Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority and the Gordie Howe International Bridge project) 11 DEC 2024 | BUSINESS ELITE CANADA With six lanes, border inspection plazas, and seamless connections to Highway 401 in Ontario and Interstate-75 in Michigan, the new bridge will redefine regional connectivity and economic vitality. The Windsor-Detroit trade corridor is the busiest commercial land border crossing on the Canada-U.S. border, handling 31 per cent of Canada-U.S. trade carried by truck. Every year, over approximately 2.5 million trucks carrying over $100 billion in trade use this corridor. CRITICAL LAND BORDER CROSSING “Canada and the United States have always done big things, together,” said The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, to mark the historic accomplishment. “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.” “The Gordie Howe International Bridge project addresses critical regional transportation needs,” says Heather Grondin, Chief Relations Officer of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA). “It will provide redundancy, increased capacity, improved system connectivity, and enhanced border processing efficiency.” Emphasizing its significance, she added, “As the busiest commercial land border
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