Road Closures, Wall Design, and other Gordie Howe Bridge updates

The Gordie Howe International Bridge officially broke ground in October 2018.T Since then, the only major piece of news about the project has been a new community benefits agreement negotiated between residents and the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority.

But that doesn’t mean that no progress has been made on the $5.7 billion, 1.5-mile international crossing includes that includes construction of Canadian and U.S. points of entry, the bridge itself, and a Michigan interchange.Here’s all the latest news related to the massive project that has an estimated completion date of late 2024.

The bridge authority is asking residents to weigh in on their favorite of three designs for a Jefferson Barrier Wall.This landscaped perimeter will be built outside the U.S. point of entry and run parallel to West Jefferson Avenue from Campbell to Green streets. In addition to an 8-foot high security wall, there will also be a multi-use path and landscaping with “native pollinator-positive plantings.”

The three wall designs are inspired by features at the nearby Fort Wayne. The first design has regular vertical stripes reminiscent of the embrasures found along the walls of the fort. The second has “sunset-hued” concrete with horizontal steel strips similar to aged brick. And the third uses precast concrete to create patterns that look like the fort’s star-like shape.