INDUSTRY NEWS
public and private sectors. Information for the period 2009
to 2017 can be viewed on a map, table and graph and is presented
for three main subject areas: investment, stock and
economic contribution.
“The Government is committed to an evidence-based
approach to decision-making and new approaches to measure
the impact of infrastructure investment. Through the
Infrastructure Statistics Hub and other data and research initiatives,
we will help all orders of government and the private
sector in making effective and more strategic investment
decisions. Smart investments in infrastructure will deliver
better results for our communities, help grow the middle
class and provide our small and medium businesses with
new opportunities for growth and prosperity today and into
the future,” Champagne said.
Statistics Canada plans to add new data and content to
INFEA to measure the investment, stock and economic contribution
of infrastructure over time. These future iterations
will also help monitor and assess investments made under
the Investing in Canada long-term infrastructure plan.
Through the Investing in Canada infrastructure plan, the
Government of Canada will invest more than $180 billion
over 12 years in public transit projects, green infrastructure,
social infrastructure, trade and transportation routes and
Canada’s rural and northern communities.
Prime Minister welcomes start of full construction
on the new Gordie Howe International Bridge
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the start of full
construction on the new Gordie Howe International Bridge,
which will create thousands of new jobs during construction
and many permanent jobs once the bridge is operational.
The Windsor-Detroit trade corridor is the busiest commercial
land border crossing between Canada and the United
States, and is critical for people and goods to move across
North America. The new Gordie Howe International Bridge
will shorten travel times through this important corridor and
create better connections for people and businesses on both
sides of the border.
Expected to open by the end of 2024, the Gordie Howe
International Bridge will provide direct connections between
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Ontario’s Highway 401 and Michigan’s Interstate 75. Enhanced
border infrastructure at the crossing will also increase safety
and security while making it easier and faster for people to
travel and goods to flow between the two countries.
Locally, the bridge will benefit residents of Windsor and
neighbouring communities by creating good, middle-class
jobs, reducing commercial traffic on streets and increasing
opportunities for local businesses.
“This project is a leading example of the strategic infrastructure
investments we are making across Canada to
help grow the economy, create good middle-class jobs and
enhance productivity. With direct highway to highway connectivity
and technologically advanced ports of entry, the
bridge will better support significant commercial traffic and
travellers through the Windsor-Detroit trade corridor,” said
the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of
Infrastructure and Communities.
Quick Facts:
• The Gordie Howe International Bridge project includes
the construction of a six-lane, cable-stayed design
bridge with a clear span of 853 metres and a total length
of approximately 2.5 kilometres. It also includes new
Canadian and U.S. ports of entry and approach bridges,
border inspection plazas, tolling operations and an interchange
in Michigan connecting Interstate 75 to the U.S.
port of entry.
• Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA), a not-forprofit
Canadian Crown corporation, is responsible for the
delivery of the bridge project through a public-private
partnership. In addition to managing the project agreement
between itself and the project’s private sector
partner, Bridging North America, WDBA will set and collect
all tolls.
• The Windsor-Detroit trade corridor is the busiest Canada-
U.S. commercial land border crossing and is vital to the
economies of Ontario, Michigan, Canada and the U.S.
Approximately 7,000 trucks cross the corridor each day
and about 2.5 million trucks each year.
• In 2017, over $173 billion in bilateral trade passed through
the Windsor-Detroit trade corridor, which is 23 per cent
of the overall Canada-U.S. trade.
• Canada and the U.S. share the world’s longest secure
border, over which about 400,000 people cross daily. The
two countries also exchange goods and services worth
approximately $2.5 billion every day.
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