Exploring the Future: Gordie Howe Bridge Opening

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Welcome to the July 3rd flyover of the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.
The Gordie Howe Bridge has reached a monumental milestone! n June, ironworkers and operating engineers completed the installation of the final edge girders, officially connecting the bridge decks on both sides of the Detroit River. This historic moment marked the bridge as an official international crossing, linking Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan.
Currently, the construction of the Gordie Howe Bridge is focused on several key activities as the project moves forward. As of July 2024, the mid span closure is completely closed and installing the concrete between the preformed concrete slabs will officially complete the bridge deck on this amazing international crossing.
In addition to the deck connection, substantial work is ongoing at both the Canadian and U.S. ports of entry. This includes utility installations, painting, carpet installation, and concrete paving. The Michigan interchange is also progressing significantly.
The deck is fully connected. While this achievement is cause for celebration, there's still a substantial amount of work ahead before the bridge opens to traffic. Over the next year, crews will be busy with critical tasks including:
* Re-stressing of stay cables
* Post-tensioning of the deck
* Installation of electrical and fire suppression systems
* Setting up drainage systems
* Placing barriers and signage
* Installing lighting
* Paving the deck and adding pavement markings.
This $6.4 billion infrastructure marvel promises to revolutionize cross-border travel and commerce between Canada and the United States.
The bridge is on track for completion in September 2025, with the first vehicles expected to travel across it that fall.
That said, I wonder if they are not ahead of schedule?
The 2023, 2024 Winter was mild, allowing work to continue without the constant interruption of snow, Ice and bone chilling cold to slow them down.
I guess we wait and see. What do you think? Let me know in the comments.
Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to bridge nations and build the future of international transportation!
Thanks for watching. Like and subscribe. This is Bob Jones, and I will see you in the next video.
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@kerryj4846 26 дней назад

Happy belated Canada Day to you Bob.I'm in USA can't wait to walk, bike, and Drive across this bridge next year.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Thanks, Kerry. Me, too.

@albertmyers7176 26 дней назад

Great vid. thank you

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Albert. You bet!

@johngwozdz8456 26 дней назад

Another great job Bobby, informing us about the progress of the bridge. Much Thanks.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi John. You are very welcome! 🌉😎👍

@andrewlark1306 26 дней назад

I'd love to see a video that explains how the cables are attached to the towers. The mechanics and engineering of it all.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

I'll see what it would entail, Andrew. Interesting subject.

@SteveR59 25 дней назад

This may not have everything you are looking for but here is a link to a Stay Cable Engineer describing how stay cables are installed on the GHIB. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-O0RQYoV2rRM.html

@marcberanger 26 дней назад

I agree they might be a little ahead. Lots of work still to do on road deck, bridge and porst of entry but if we have another mild winter the opening could occur sooner.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Marc. I hope that happens, but I don't expect the project to announce anything like that, even if they are considerably ahead of schedule, in case something unforseen delays them.

@marcberanger 25 дней назад

@bobjonesrealtor7756 agreed the date is what it is and won't likely be officially changed. They may allow traffic sooner but we will see

@bobjonesrealtor7756 23 дня назад

🌉👍

@rollinwithunclepete824 26 дней назад

Another great video, Bob! Still seems to be 10,000 things to do before the bridge opens. Maybe the actual bridge was the easy part.... j/k It's awesome! Thanks again. Hope you and yours had a great Canada Day. My 4th was uneventful - meaning no burning fireworks embers caught the roof on fire.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Yeah, don't ya hate it when that happens? In Windsor we can shoot off fireworks, but no open fires or firepits in the back yard. Go figure?

@RobertPiec-k6j 26 дней назад

Looking forward to it Mr. Jones.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Thanks, Robert.

@robertstanlake3382 26 дней назад

Thanks for all the informative videos .yours were the best bob

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Thank you for the kind words, Robert.

@TXnine7nine 23 дня назад

7:37 Looks like some people had fun doing donuts on that approach road 🤣

@bobjonesrealtor7756 23 дня назад

Lol. That's what it looks like, Txnine7nine! Bridge workers gotta have fun, too.🌉😎

@rboilard 25 дней назад

Your presentations are truly remarkable. Good job Bob.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 дня назад

Thank you, Mr. Boilard. I'm glad you like them.

@thomasrobinson8336 26 дней назад

Another Great video.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Thanks again! I appreciate your support, Thomas.

@mattharper588 26 дней назад

Let’s give a shout out to the guy that drives the honey wagon and pumps out the shitters

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Matt. I agree, 1 and 2 hundred percent!

@fintan3563 24 дня назад

The Detroit River is beautiful! 🐠 🎣 🚤

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 дня назад

Hi fintan3563. It is a busy waterway. It's much cleaner in the last couple of decades. I agree it is beautiful.

@erikjohnson9931 26 дней назад

After looking at how much needs to be done there was no way they could complete it by this fall. I really think fall of 2025 looks realistic and I hope they make it. We need another big crossing for our goods to the US.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Eric. I agree this fall is out of the question. Fall 2025 should be no problem, but that is based on assumption, and assumptions are folly.

@rwdavidoff 26 дней назад

Approach decks looking pretty good, too, the Canadian side is looking close to done with only one more area of rebar/pouring left, and the Michigan side has caught up a lot with not much left to place rebar for and a lot of it is poured.

@rwdavidoff 26 дней назад

I have a suspicion that interior fitting out once the buildings and structures are dried in may dictate the opening date more than the big ticket concrete structures--lots of wiring, inspection systems, computers, and all that to install and validate.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi RW, There's a lot to do there and hard to monitor from the outside.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Both sides are moving at a great pace of progress I believe.

@rwdavidoff 25 дней назад

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Definitely, and the timing is funny sometimes. I was once working in a new factory floor, and the order of getting systems up and running was funny--first we had wall outlets for laptops, then we had wireless internet, and then it was another six weeks or so before we had working toilets or sinks. :P

@bobjonesrealtor7756 23 дня назад

Lol. Priorities.

@johnjones1645 26 дней назад

Like hundreds of others, I've been waiting for this issue Bob. The final link joining the two sides is so huge! You say it'll be ready for crossing in Sept. next year? So much work left to do . . . maybe another warm winter will do it? Thanks again for such amazing historical documentation.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Johnny. Thanks for your support, Bro! It is an important time in history for many reasons. Not all happy like this. This bridge is something we need, and one of the better investments our govt has made.

@Triplecenturies 26 дней назад

I agree, they appear to be well along. Since Canada is paying for this structure, there should be a push to open the bridge by next Canada Day. Granted there are still a number of things to do, but the major construction is completed and my experience from following major bridge construction over the decades is that it never takes a full year once any gap it closed until traffic is flowing over.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

You may be right. However ther is a period during construction where it seems as everything is slowed to almost a halt.. Installing mechanicals, wiring, ductwork, plumbing etc is progress unseen until the finishing starts. I hope it happens quicker!

@Mick_4591 26 дней назад

Thenk you Mr Jones for another video and information.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Mick. You are very welcome!

@martylost167 26 дней назад

Thanks for the update. So, only the support steel for the bridge deck is complete. Everything else is WIP.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Marty. That is correct!

@charlesbaran1106 26 дней назад

Keep 'em coming, Bob, no vacations for you! Starting around 8:00, right before the overhead sign for the 401, walls were built extending out from both sides of the roadway. Any idea what those areas will be? Oh, and I just noticed that a speed limit sign was already installed (only 60 km/h).

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Charles. Lol. Your right about the vacation. I think as that is the entrance they will be displaying some type of art or welcome signs into Canada and to the bridge.

@charlesbaran1106 25 дней назад

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 That makes sense. Your channel has brought me more in touch with Windsor and Detroit than I have been since 1970 or so, when I was a lad in NYC listening to CKLW The Big 8 at night.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Lol. CKLW still going strong. Glad you like the content.

@josephvalentjr7677 24 дня назад

Great Video. Is there a record of the total gross tonnage of Concrete used for this entire project. Thanks Bob

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 дня назад

Hi Joe. Thanks for the compliment. This is what I found. - Approximately half a million tonnes of concrete, equivalent to about 25,000 concrete truck loads, will be used to construct the Gordie Howe International Bridge. -

@paulmore4118 24 дня назад

Are they sure that after a short while the fill they used between the cement slabs wont deteriorate and be a real mess to repair? Also why is it taking so long to fill the spaces in the final slabs? Also I’m wondering if we aren’t going to hear a cloppity sound as vehicles are traveling across. Just thinking

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 дня назад

Hi Paul. Pretty sure they used special concrete for that. There will be another surface laid once everything is nearing completion I believe. No cloppity sounds. :)

@toddgalagan3376 25 дней назад

So how much longer will the tower cranes be needed for the project?

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi Todd. Good question. They are used to lift the heavy girders and cables. I would expect they will use them to move stuff around but could come down whenever they don't have need for them. Couldn't find anything definative.

@fumblerooskie 26 дней назад

I hope they dress it up with some nice decorative lighting.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

From what I understand from other subscribers it will only have white lights highlighting the brifge and stay cables.

@SteveR59 25 дней назад

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Besides the roadway lighting, there are aesthetic light fixtures for each stay cable, both towers, and edge girders. It will look good, unless you prefer colored lighting.

@davidv2700 26 дней назад

Did you ever think of partnering with a drone operator/RU-vid poster on the U.S. side of the border to post better close-ups of activities on the U.S. side of the project? I really enjoy your videos and I hope to see the project in person on both sides of the border when I head up there from western Pennsylvania next month.

@Mick_4591 26 дней назад

There is one guy on the US side that does videos only no commentary. He's the guy who had the " drone police" chasing him after complaints from bridge workers were lodged that I read about a while back

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

That guy is not stable. Threatened to sue me for recording the bridge. Claims he has copyright and I'm stealing his work? The definition of bonehead. I'm trying to be nice. Really.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

Hi David. I've considered it.

@kdexpressoo6023 23 дня назад

Is a passport needed to use the trail on the bridge, local side? If not crossing the border?

@bobjonesrealtor7756 22 дня назад

Hi. I don't think you'll get on the bridge without going through customs first.

@kdexpressoo6023 22 дня назад

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Ya I was thinking that thx. The trail is joined intl., not as a local route far as I know. Wow be busy Customs on opening week for that view..

@bobjonesrealtor7756 20 дней назад

I believe you are right on that!

@waynethurston6157 26 дней назад

I am wondering how they get the under bridge platforms down.

@Triplecenturies 26 дней назад

I would think that they are moved back to the towers, then via land based cranes are dismantled.

@waynethurston6157 26 дней назад

@@Triplecenturies yes, they are probably on tracks to follow the construction.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 25 дней назад

I think Wayne is right.

@user-bt7ev9yq2t 25 дней назад

@@Triplecenturiesyou are probably right but I wonder if provisions for a “maintenance-caddy” would remain.

@SteveR59 25 дней назад

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 there are 2 tracks on the underside of the bridge that the work platforms hang from. If you look at any of the videos prior to the bridge deck closure you will see 2 white beams sticking out past the most recent installed bridge sections. Look at the 0:30 mark on your video from June 10, 2024. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fta-FMmYDmg.html

@Go_for_it652 26 дней назад

Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown Henry 5th part 2

@bobjonesrealtor7756 20 дней назад

Hi Malcolm. If you want to be the boss, you gotta wear the hat! Or as spiderman's uncle said, "with great power comes great responsibility." :) That's why we have sleeping pills now.