Construction on the bridge will begin later this month

Bridging North America has been selected as the consortium group to build, maintain and finance the Gordie Howe International Bridge...

The Gordie Howe bridge will be the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, spanning 853 metres across and 'as tall as the Ren Centre,' according to WDBA communications director Mark Butler.

The bridge will have a 125-year life span, hold six lanes and require a 2.5 km trip to drive across...

This was excerpted from the 5 July 2018 edition of CBC News.