Roadway reopens after section collapses near Gordie Howe Bridge project work in Detroit

A 30-metre section of roadway has reopened after it collapsed where work involving the Gordie Howe International Bridge project was taking place.

The construction consortium building the bridge,Bridging North America, said in a statement Thursday thatFort Street between Livernois Avenue and Campbell Streethas reopened.

The section involved waslocated on West Fort Street at Cavalry Street,not directly on the site wherethe bridge is being constructed, butcloser to the work underway on theMichigan Interchange.

Heather Grondin, vice-president ofcorporate affairs and external relationsfor the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority, saidBridging North America had been conducting sheet piling in the area nearby.

No workers were on site when the collapse happened and no one was injured.

The road was closed on June 5, and the company had launched an investigationto identify what had happened. On Thursday, the company said the investigation is ongoing.

Bridging North America said it will continue to monitor the areaand won't conduct work within about 30 metres of the area until further notice. It said there is no danger to the community at this time.

The $5.7-billion Gordie Howe Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit,is expected to be completed by the end of2024.