drum118
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March 23
2nd batch is now up for the US side
One more Cable to be Install
2nd batch is now up for the US side
One more Cable to be Install
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Roads: Ambassador & Gordie Howe Bridges
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crs1026
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One would hope that in a world of laser guided measurement technology, they would already know to the micron how the two sides are lining up, and how to mitigate any discrepancy. The temperature and wind variables must be interesting.
(100 construction workers jumping up and down until the bolt holes align?)
- Paul
(100 construction workers jumping up and down until the bolt holes align?)
- Paul
drum118
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March 24
The last batch of photos from the US side are now up. As I have noted in the past, the best places to get shots of the bridge are on the US side that you can get up real close to it as well stand under it. With the reopening of the boat launching site as well as the parking lot. it gives you a pleasant view close up of the bridge over the river.
The last batch of photos from the US side are now up. As I have noted in the past, the best places to get shots of the bridge are on the US side that you can get up real close to it as well stand under it. With the reopening of the boat launching site as well as the parking lot. it gives you a pleasant view close up of the bridge over the river.
jamincan
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I stumbled upon a channel on Youtube with some pretty detailed drone shots of various steps in the construction process. The latest video he posted is from April 13.
drum118
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Looks like 5-6 sections to go to connect both sides together.
Beautiful view of the deck and ramp. The area I shot in March that was having hording place to have the deck pour, is now poured.
Branden Simon
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Only 85 feet away between connecting the Canada-US Border!
innsertnamehere
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Very excited for this - It's a hugely massive structure, and will by far the longest single span in the country.
Fred.S
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Although is it the longest single span in the country? You have divide the span by two, as only half of it is in Canada...
Haljackey
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The highly anticipated action blockbuster, "Speed 3: Full Throttle," is set to film pivotal scenes on the Gordie Howe International Bridge before its final segment closes. The bridge, which connects Detroit, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario, has become a landmark of modern engineering and an iconic backdrop for cinematic action.
Transportfan
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"Wayne County Wire" Can you imagine an Ontario county or even an urbanized regional municipality having a such a strong collective identity? Or a big Canadian city like Toronto being within a county?
crs1026
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An interesting fact reported elsewhere - from the moment the bridge is first joined, it becomes an international crossing and requires customs personnel on site - and workers must present their passports from then on.
- Paul
- Paul
lenaitch
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County-level governance and identity are much stronger, and some would say more matured, than up here. I would assume Detroit is not part of Wayne County. As for media, we have several similar examples; such as Simcoe.com, Wellington Advertiser, Haliburton Echo, etc.
Geographically, a city can lay within the bounds of a county (or any upper tier municipality) and not be legally part of it. The cities of Barrie and Orillia are within the bounds of the County of Simcoe but are not legally part of it. I assume cities like Guelph and London are the same. A Region is a county by another name, and has lower tier municipalities within it.
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Detroit is definitely part of Wayne County. Each state and city is different, though in terms of makeup and division of responsibilities. Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County as well, while San Francisco is both a city and a county with the same boundaries. Baltimore and St. Louis are separate from the counties that they border (and have the same names). New York City is made up of five counties which are the same as the five boroughs: New York County (Manhattan), Kings Co (Brooklyn, Queens Co, Bronx Co, and Richmond Co (Staten Island).
In Ontario, we have separated cities -- Barrie, Orillia, Peterborough, London, Guelph, St. Thomas, Windsor, Belleville are all examples -- where the the county only applies for court jurisdiction, though some services (ambulance, public health, and some social services) are shared under agreement.
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dowlingm
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Happy to note that Wayne County Wire appears to be a parody site, because Speed 3 has already been done
lenaitch
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Ya, it's a confusing area to discuss. Upper tier (county/region) provide services within lower tier (cities) either by legislation or agreement. The only thing that is more prevalent in the US (compared to Ontario anyway) is the existence of smaller stand-alone enclaves within large ones. These 'donut holes' always strike me as odd; like some European/Asian international boundaries.
Even in Ontario, 'who-does-what' varies between upper and lower tiers. The County of Frontenac, for example, maintains no roads; all were downloaded to the lower tiers. Court jurisdictions have been regional for a while and the regions followed county/district boundaries pretty much out of convenience. For Provincial Offences Court (Ontario Court of Justice), when the province gave municipalities POA fine revenue, they downloaded the responsibility to administer them; although the overall administration of justice is constitutionally a provincial matter. The POA court in th City of Orillia is operated by the City of Barrie. Go figure.
I find the whole issue quite a confusing mess in Ontario; started by Davis with the regions (counties by any other name) then further messed up by Harris. When Dryden (pop ~7400) is a 'city' and Oakville (pop ~210000) is a 'town', words lose meaning.