Exploring the Future: Gordie Howe Bridge Opening

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26 күн бұрын

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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[4] canada.constructconnect.com/d...
[5] www.cp24.com/news/gordie-howe...

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@kerryj4846 25 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

Thanks, Kerry. Me, too.

@andrewlark1306 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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

@SteveR59 23 күн бұрын

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. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hZaChLygu5jWgoE.html

@TXnine7nine 22 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 21 күн бұрын

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

@johngwozdz8456 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

Hi John. You are very welcome! 🌉😎👍

@albertmyers7176 24 күн бұрын

Great vid. thank you

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

Hi Albert. You bet!

@marcberanger 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

@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 22 күн бұрын

🌉👍

@RobertPiec-k6j 24 күн бұрын

Looking forward to it Mr. Jones.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

Thanks, Robert.

@mattharper588 25 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

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

@rollinwithunclepete824 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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?

@robertstanlake3382 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

Thank you for the kind words, Robert.

@fintan3563 23 күн бұрын

The Detroit River is beautiful! 🐠 🎣 🚤

@bobjonesrealtor7756 22 күн бұрын

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

@erikjohnson9931 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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.

@thomasrobinson8336 24 күн бұрын

Another Great video.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

Thanks again! I appreciate your support, Thomas.

@rboilard 23 күн бұрын

Your presentations are truly remarkable. Good job Bob.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 22 күн бұрын

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

@rwdavidoff 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

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

@rwdavidoff 24 күн бұрын

@@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 22 күн бұрын

Lol. Priorities.

@johnjones1645 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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.

@Mick_4591 24 күн бұрын

Thenk you Mr Jones for another video and information.

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

Hi Mick. You are very welcome!

@martylost167 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

Hi Marty. That is correct!

@Triplecenturies 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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!

@charlesbaran1106 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

@@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 24 күн бұрын

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

@josephvalentjr7677 23 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 22 күн бұрын

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. -

@fumblerooskie 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

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

@SteveR59 23 күн бұрын

@@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.

@paulmore4118 23 күн бұрын

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 22 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

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.

@davidv2700 24 күн бұрын

Did you ever think of partnering with a drone operator/KZfaq 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 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

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 24 күн бұрын

Hi David. I've considered it.

@kdexpressoo6023 21 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 21 күн бұрын

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

@kdexpressoo6023 20 күн бұрын

@@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 19 күн бұрын

I believe you are right on that!

@waynethurston6157 24 күн бұрын

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

@Triplecenturies 24 күн бұрын

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

@waynethurston6157 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 24 күн бұрын

I think Wayne is right.

@user-bt7ev9yq2t 24 күн бұрын

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

@SteveR59 23 күн бұрын

@@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. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nNqRYKl-0r-onZs.html

@Go_for_it652 24 күн бұрын

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

@bobjonesrealtor7756 19 күн бұрын

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.