<P> The Gordie Howe International Bridge (French: Pont International Gordie - Howe), previously known during development as the Detroit River International Crossing and the New International Trade Crossing, is a project to build a cable - stayed bridge and border crossing across the Detroit River . The crossing will connect Detroit and Windsor by linking Interstate 75 and Interstate 96 in Michigan with the new extension of Highway 401 (called the Rt . Hon . Herb Gray Parkway) in Ontario . This route will provide uninterrupted traffic flow, as opposed to the current configuration with the nearby Ambassador Bridge, which connects to city streets on the Canadian side . The bridge will be named after Floral, Saskatchewan born Canadian ice hockey player Gordie Howe, who was best known for his tenure with the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League . </P> <P> First proposed in 2004, the project was met with prominent opposition by Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun, who believed that competition from a publicly owned bridge would reduce his revenue . A Canadian federal Crown corporation, the Windsor - Detroit Bridge Authority, was established in 2012 to coordinate construction and management of the bridge . The project was approved by the United States government in April 2013 . The following month, the Canadian government allocated $25 million to begin land acquisition on the Detroit side . </P> <P> The project is underway, preparing the site for construction on both sides of the river and over $350 million has been spent on the project . In May 2018, the Ambassador Bridge owner failed in its appeal to stop expropriations in the Delray neighbourhood . Bridge construction started . The "Bridging North America" consortium was selected on July 5, 2018 to build the bridge . Minor construction will start in July 2018 and major construction in the fall of 2018 . Workers broke ground on July 17, 2018 . </P> <P> The project began as the Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) in 2004, and received approvals in 2007 and 2008 with Ontario beginning Windsor--Essex Parkway construction in 2011 . The highway, renamed the Rt . Hon . Herb Gray Parkway in December 2012, was completed in November 2015, although problems with several girders that were already installed forced a delay in the parkway's completion as the girders need to be replaced . The delay did not affect the bridge project's timetable . </P>

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