Hi. Nope. I mean I don't have any info about the lighting. I imagine a new bridge would have some built in lighting display. I couldn't find anything in a quick search. Thanks for the question, maybe another subscriber will have more on the lighting and illuminate us. 🌉😎👍

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 Hey Bob, check out the new Champlain bridge in Montreal. The lights on bridge that are amazing.

Hi Lou. Pretty cool close up. You must be in the States with the freeway construction. Thanks for sharing.

Hi fintan3563. The Detroit River has cleaned up a lot over the years. Still needs work. 👀

Hi rediband. No concrete or ashphalt once freezing weather hits. I think they will get a lot done in the next few months, too. Not sure what will take another 14 months or so to get the job done, but we can't see the reasonong from the outside. Great job from what we can see!!

Hi Michael. That may be true. Nobody at that level of government is innocent, in my humble opinion. The opposing party opened the southern border to flood the country with illegal immigrants. There are no bad guys, they are all bad guys for the little guys. We need changes on both sides of the border.

Hi Thunderstruck. It is an awesome accomplishment and a lot of fun watching iot come together. Come on down when it's done, or for the opening!

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Hi Uncle Pete. My pleasure. Yeah, a lot to do.

Hi Malcolm. Great quote.

Hi Ed. It was nice to meet you and your brother in law as well. Yes, crossing it will be something!

Hey Malcolm :) 😎👍

Hi Robert. I remember your story about working for Matty Moroun. Pictures or video of that time would be cool, but as you say we didn't have fax machines in the early eighties, let alone digital cameras. Amazing the changes in fifty years.

Hi Mike. Thank you.

Hi Steve. Yes. 24/7.

Thank you very much, Kerry! Glad you liked it.

Hi Steven. Lol. No worries! :)

Hi Charles. You're very welcome!

Hi Mike. Me too! However, I was about 2.5 kilometers away from the action. We couldn't even hear the booming. Wish we did. Maybe next year. :)

Thanks, Thomas!

Hi guyh.4121. Thanks for sharing. The fireworks on the river are awesome.

Hi stoveguy2133. There were two short beams, one on the Canadian bridge deck and another on the US bridge deck when I took the video. I wasn't there to see the two girders put in place, but I suspect they were installed prior to the concrete slabs being put in place.

Hi Nisfor372. Yes, for sure. The Ambassador will serve the border for many years to come.

Thank you, John. 👍

🌉😎👍 I agree!

Hi ROBLOXGamingDavid. Absolutely correct on every point youève made. It will be interesting to see the change in West Windsor once the Gordie Howe has been open for a while. It can only be good. Great post. Thanks for sharing.

Hi user-fu1yt3xi4d. Wonderful comment filled with great information. So I'm thinking due to the Private Public Partnership agreement, the private corporation and the government likely had the numbers in the agreement. I can see with International PPP agreements the corporations would want to use people from their own experienced trade pools so part of negotiating the agreement. You gave me an education and I thank you for the reply!

Hi gianniqccanada6545. Not quite for nothing. Have you seen the price of gas?! :) Kidding aside, as a realtor I drive a fair share. Recording the ROADS and city streets as I do, adding some history and music, gives a little insight into Windsors history. Maybe not for everybody, but some enjoy it. Tell me what you would like to see, I am open to ideas. Thanks for the post.

Hi Duane. Yes, Sandwich Town was indeed created before Walkerville or Riverside. Sandwich Town was established in 1797, making it one of the oldest settlements in Ontario. It was granted town status in 1858. Sandwich has a rich history dating back to the 18th century, including being an important terminal on the Underground Railroad and playing a role in the War of. Both Sandwich and Walkerville, along with East Windsor, were eventually amalgamated into the City of Windsor in 1935. I posted some links below should you want to dive into the history! :) Citations: [1] www.citywindsor.ca/residents/history-of-windsor/history%20of%20sandwich [2] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Sandwich_Town [3] www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/history-of-walkerville-1.4373263 [4] core.ac.uk/download/pdf/80560325.pdf [5] www.citywindsor.ca/residents/history-of-windsor

Thanks Bob. We had our wedding reception at the courthouse many years ago, what a piece of history ​@@bobjonesrealtor7756

Thanks, Thomas. A La Prochaine. :)

Thanks Daniel!

Hi Glattbrugg. Please do! No idea how long since you were here, but if it has been a while things have changed. Thanks for the comment.

Hi Carl. Thanks for the question. I found this - The five pipes on the bottom half of each of the side girders of the Gordie Howe International Bridge serve specific functions related to the structural integrity and durability of the bridge. These pipes are high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic pipes, and they are designed with ribs along the pipe to prevent ice formation. This feature is crucial for maintaining the bridge's functionality and safety in cold weather conditions, as it helps to mitigate the risk of ice accumulation that could otherwise affect the bridge's stability and the safety of its users. Never would have known that without your post. Thanks!

Hi David. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for being here!

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 I've live in SE Michigan all my life. As a kid my family would travel through Windsor, to to relatives living in Toronto. I always enjoyed driving through Windsor. Thanks for the reply

My pleasure. 👍

Hi Robert. 🌉😎👍Thank you!

Lol. You and me both, Jeffrey!

The work is well inspected. 🌉😉👍

Hi klankowski. Thank you for the compliment. The blur was a privacy thing. No big deal. Thanks for watching.

Hi Malcolm. How are you? Your son is a smart man. We should have better trade programs in our schools. Good trads people seem to follow the work. When Windsor is in boom they are here. When the boom heads west, so do the workers. I've seen it in the new home industry over the decades.

Hi Robert. That's very true. I have nothing against foreign workers. It is a needed resource when the workforce in Canada can't meet the need within Canadas own work pool. That may be the case here. My question is why did they need 57% of the workers to be imported? I thought that was out of balance and my curosity as to how these things work got me digging a little. It may be simply the agreement made between Canada and the International Contractor.

Hi Sean. Your right, the world is more globalized. That is a great point and part of the answer. We do need more trade workers and workers in most fields these days. Someone made the point that farmers bring in workers from Mexico because Canadians don't want that work. For sure that has been the way for years and expected. You expect international companies to have their own workforce as well. ts in thel structure of the agreements with these Public Private Partnerships. I think the agreements between the Government (Public) and the Corporation (Private) have numbers of how many workers they are allowed to import and work with that. Right on the button when you say things have changed, Sean. The world is advancing at such an incredible speed it can be mind boggling. The 70s and 80s were good years. :) Thank you so much for the thoughtful post. I appreciate your insights.

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 I don't like public private partnerships. It's a way for both parties to be ultimately not responsible for a large project's success or, usually, failure. Either be all private or all public; you need a person where the buck stops, instead of passing it. I don't know if you've noticed, but in computer systems it's always the fault of the other company's equipment. Have you seen the utter fiasco of the Ottawa O train? Rail transit is over 100 years old, people know how to do it; clearly they didn't hire someone experienced from abroad to manage it. Or the builders of the Montreal REM or Vancouver Skytrain, those people also _can_ do it. Also, the Ontario line subway in Toronto. They've barely got shovels in the ground and it's already massively over budget, I think doubled. The timeframe is enough to build a city wide subway network by better managers, or last century. Something has gone seriously wrong in the English speaking world, they can't build things any more. Why does a new bridge not cost the inflation adjusted cost of the one it replaces, instead it costs 10 times or more. Non English countries often have less of this issue.

Hi js8805. Sounds like the sour is coming from your post. Sorry your so upset. I assumed nothing. I understand these large corporations have their own labour pool and experienced in the trade. I agree it is a great and much needed crossing for us all. The spans connect and I was there recording it because I know it is something special. I've never said or indicated the bridge was a bad thing. Those are your words, and they are wrong. There is often more to these large deals than waving flags. You must believe its better to not know. Yes. Yes I do, ask prospects if they are new to the country because its my job and duty. To imply I'm racist, shame on you. Have you taken time to even read the CBC article? I didn't think so. If you don't like the honesty you have the choice not to watch. You should be embarrased. Thanks for the comment.

@@bobjonesrealtor7756 one of us should be embarrassed.

Hi John. That's very, very cool. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Kerry. Thank you for the compliment. Yes I have the special operator license. I follow the rules. There are others that don't and that is dangerous, and illegal. Thanks for the question.

Hi bindardundat. Sure looks like that in the last few videos. To be fair, workers and management have been working toward the moment of connection. Now it has come to be, and I expect they want to enjoy their success. Maybe.:)

Hi automan1950. It has been so cool to see the progress month by month on such a historical project. Glad to have you watching!

Hi Jill. You are right about the connection between our countries, the amazing bridge, and relationships between our countries. The bridge is desperately needed and watching it come into reality is a blessing we are all waiting to see open. Politics is a bad conversation a lot of people avoid due to the inflamatory nature of the beast. But we shouldn't be shy to ask questions, even if they seem controversial. In this case I'm not looking to shadow the wonder we see coming to life in our respective countries, but to explore why Canadaian and American workers make up less that 50% of the workforce building the bridge. It is a fair question in my personal opinion. Not all agree, and that's good. We need conversation from all angles to see the real picture. Very glad to have neighbours/neighbors like you not only watching but sharing your thoughts. Thanks for being here.