This crossing is the largest and most ambitious binational border infrastructure project along the Canada–United States border. It includes a new six-lane bridge across the Detroit River, associated border inspection plazas, and connections to the freeway systems in Ontario and Michigan. This project will provide a new alternative crossing for this trade corridor.
The Canada-Michigan Crossing Agreement, signed in June 2012 by Canada and Michigan, provided a framework for the construction, financing, operation, and maintenance of the new publicly owned bridge. The agreement called for the establishment of both a crossing authority, known as WDBA, to deliver, procure, and fund the project through a P3 and an international authority to oversee the project procurement and compliance with the agreement. Work on all four components of the project is being conducted simultaneously: Canada and U.S. Points of Entry, the Michigan I-75 Interchange, and the bridge itself.
Having delivered the busiest year of construction to date, the project team confirmed a new completion and opening timeline. Construction completion is
planned for September 2025 with the first vehicles expected to travel across the bridge that fall.
