IRVING, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 24, 2024--
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) and its partners today celebrated the official deck connection of the Gordie Howe International Bridge spanning the Detroit River. Measuring a half-mile (853 meters), the bridge connects Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and 10 th longest in the world. The bridge also has the distinction of being the longest composite steel and concrete decked cable-stayed bridge in the world.
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Bridging North America (BNA), a joint venture between Fluor, ACS Infrastructure Canada and Aecon Group Inc., are building the bridge for Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA).
Construction began in 2018 from both sides of the river and culminated with an intricate, four-week, multi-step, precision process that included the placement and removal of temporary bents, and the installation of the final steel girders, beams, panels and precast concrete.
“The team has worked incredibly hard since 2018 to achieve this important project milestone,” said Shawn West, President of Fluor’s Infrastructure business. “The connection of this iconic bridge serves as a testament to our dedication and perseverance to build safe and reliable infrastructure. This bridge will soon serve as a major gateway between Canada and the United States.”
“Making connections is what the Gordie Howe International Bridge is all about,” said Charl van Niekerk, CEO, Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority. “While we celebrate the physical deck connection today, it gives us the opportunity to look to the very near future when we will see truck drivers make their way to deliver their freight to market, commuters heading to work and back home again, and tourists enjoying the views that bond our two countries from the multi-use path. We look forward to opening for business in fall 2025.”
"The connection of the bridge deck underscores our unwavering commitment to building a legacy infrastructure project with the highest standards of quality and safety,” said David Henderson, CEO, Bridging North America. “We salute the thousands of dedicated skilled trades people and engineers whose dedication and expertise made this achievement possible for the Gordie Howe International Bridge project.”
While the main focus of construction has been on the bridge deck, progress is also being made on the Ports of Entry in Canada and the United States, as well as the connection to I-75.
When completed, the bridge will include six lanes of traffic, two ports of entry, a multi-use path, a new interchange at I-75 with four new road bridges, five pedestrian bridges and four interchange ramps connecting I-75 to the U.S. Port of Entry.
The Gordie Howe International Bridge is scheduled to open in the fall of 2025.
Upon completion, Fluor and ACS will operate and maintain the facility for 30 years for the WDBA.
About Fluor Corporation
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is building a better world by applying world-class expertise to solve its clients’ greatest challenges. Fluor’s nearly 34,000 employees provide professional and technical solutions that deliver safe, well-executed, capital-efficient projects to clients around the world. Fluor had revenue of $15.5 billion in 2023 and is ranked 265 among the Fortune 500 companies. With headquarters in Irving, Texas, Fluor has provided engineering, procurement and construction services for more than a century. For more information, please visit www.fluor.com or follow Fluor on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X and YouTube.
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The Gordie Howe International Bridge is now the longest cable-stayed bridge in North America following today’s connection ceremony over the Detroit River linking Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and Detroit, Michigan, United States. (Photo: Business Wire)
HOUSTON (AP) — Jose Altuve and Jeremy Peña homered as the Houston Astros improved to 7-0 in games started by Yusei Kikuchi by beating the scuffling Arizona Diamondbacks 11-5 on Saturday.
Altuve had three hits and scored three times. Peña’s 15th homer was a three-run shot, capping a five-run sixth inning that started with the Astros clinging to a one-run lead.
“It’s great to put runs on the board,” Peña said. “That’s what we try to do. I feel like whenever we’ve got a lead our pitching staff does a great job of completing the game, so that’s what we try to do — get some runs on the board and let our pitching staff do their thing.”
Houston increased its lead in the AL West to 5 1/2 games over Seattle.
Arizona, which has dropped three straight and seven of 10, holds a half-game edge over the New York Mets for the second National League wild card.
Kikuchi (8-9) allowed four runs and seven hits over six innings. He struck out six, giving him a career-high 183 strikeouts this season.
“I got hit around a little bit today,” Kikuchi said through a translator. “But I didn’t give up a walk and kept the team in the game, so I’m happy about that.”
The left-hander has a 3.07 ERA since joining the Astros in a trade from the Toronto Blue Jays on July 29, with a 32.1% strikeout rate.
Kevin Newman homered off Kikuchi in the fourth to put Arizona up 3-1, but Houston rallied for four runs against Eduardo Rodriguez in the bottom half.
Rodriguez (2-2) faced 10 batters and needed 47 pitches to get through the inning. Houston loaded the bases without a hit, and Chas McCormick tied the game with a two-run single. Yordan Alvarez’s two-out RBI single put the Astros on top and, after an error, Alex Bregman capped the flurry with a bases-loaded walk.
“We didn’t execute in some critical times on the mound,” Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said. “We made some mistakes defensively. There’s just a couple of things we can pinpoint that will show up, as it did today, with big crooked numbers and a big score against a team like this when you don’t play it to the level you’re capable of playing.”
Alvarez finished with three hits and is batting .410 with 13 RBIs over his last 10 games.
Eugenio Suárez hit his 25th homer in the sixth to bring Arizona within a run, but the Astros broke open the game with the help of Peña’s three-run drive into the Houston bullpen in right-center field.
“That was the swing of the game,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “Driving that ball the opposite way, which is not easy in this ballpark, to go oppo like that, but I thought overall our approach was really, really good today offensively.”
Dylan Floro was charged with all five Houston runs in the sixth.
Rodriguez gave up five runs, four earned, and seven hits over four innings with one strikeout.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Diamondbacks: C José Herrera returned to the lineup after he was removed from Friday’s game when he was hit on the back of the helmet by Kyle Tucker’s follow-through on a strikeout.
Astros: After returning from a 79-game absence Friday due to a fractured right shin, Tucker did not start but was available off the bench. ... INF Mauricio Dubón is dealing with a sore left thumb, which forced him out of Friday’s game after he jammed it diving into first base.
UP NEXT
Houston RHP Justin Verlander (3-5, 4.52 ERA) opposes RHP Ryne Nelson (10-6, 4.15) when the series concludes Sunday night.
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Houston Astros designated hitter Yordan Alvarez runs to second after hitting a double against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi follows through on a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws against the Houston Astros during the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez throws against the Houston Astros during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Arizona Diamondbacks' Kevin Newman hits an RBI single against the Houston Astros during the second inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi throws against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros' Ben Gamel slides to score on Yordan Alvarez's RBI single against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros' Jake Meyers (6) slides past Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Jose Herrera to score on Chas McCormick's 2-run single during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, right, and Jeremy Pena celebrate the team's win over the Arizona Diamondbacks in a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros starting pitcher Yusei Kikuchi questions a call during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros' Jeremy Pena celebrates his three-run home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
Houston Astros' Jose Altuve watches his solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith)
