Canada Selects US and Spanish Companies as Best Bid for Detroit Bridge

The Detroit-Windsor Bridge Authority, a Canadian government corporation, said the key milestones remained before the construction of Gordie Howe. The international bridge can begin. Financial details, costs and construction schedule, for example, should be published in September.

The bridge authority did not specify the value of the contract, even though the project was valued at about 4 billion Canadian dollars. The offer was selected from two others: a consortium led by the SNC-Lavalin Group of Montreal and another which included EllisDon Inc. a winning consortium established in Ottawa and known as the name of "Bridging"; North America "includes AECOM, Canadian Units of Fluor and ACS, RBC Dominion Securities Inc., DBi Services LLC and others. Aecon has retired earlier this year, citing a heavy workload; Canada recently rejected a Chinese takeover of the construction company.

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"It's a project that successive governments on both sides of the border have been working for many years," said the Minister. from Infrastructure, Amarjeet Sohi, in a statement. "The Government of Canada is Determined to Successfully Complete the Gordie Howe International Bridge."

The Canadian Government Funds the Bridge, which is supported by the Governor of Michigan and other public servants and will be jointly owned by the Governments of Canada and Michigan

The bridge faces opposition from the owners of the existing Ambassador Bridge, the busiest crossing of the border and a critical artery for truck traffic. The private owners of this bridge want to build their own new range, say the Canadian government is blocking them and urging President Donald Trump to force the Gordie Howe Bridge to use more US steel by killing a waiver granted by Barack Obama.

Updates with details of the consortium in the 2nd paragraph. )