rid ging ▁North ▁America " ▁cons ort ium ▁was ▁selected ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁bridge ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Minor ▁construction ▁began ▁immediately ▁and ▁major ▁construction ▁began ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁G ord ie ▁How e ▁International ▁Bridge ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 2 4 . ▁ ▁Future ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁Minister ▁of ▁Transport ation ▁Don na ▁C ans field ▁commented ▁the ▁M TO ▁int ends ▁to ▁w iden ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁remaining ▁four - lane ▁sections ▁to ▁a ▁minimum ▁of ▁six . ▁With ▁no ▁dates ▁set ▁for ▁construction ▁or ▁completion , ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁tent ative ▁announ cement ▁for ▁the ▁long - term ▁future . ▁ ▁South western ▁Ontario ▁ ▁In ▁South western ▁Ontario , ▁several ▁improvements ▁are ▁under ▁way ▁to ▁provide ▁six ▁lan es ▁on ▁Highway ▁ 4 0 1 ▁from ▁W inds or ▁to ▁Toronto , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁Highway ▁ 4 0 1 ▁crash ▁in ▁Car n age ▁Al ley . ▁West ▁of ▁ ▁Es sex ▁County ▁Road ▁ 4 2 ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁T il bury , ▁the ▁highway ▁has ▁been ▁w iden ed ▁to ▁six ▁lan es ▁with ▁a ▁concrete ▁div ider ▁in ▁anticip ation ▁of ▁the ▁R t . ▁Hon . ▁Her b ▁Gray ▁Park way . ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁London ▁area , ▁traffic ▁volumes ▁are ▁expected ▁to ▁increase ▁consider ably , ▁leading ▁to ▁poor ▁highway ▁conditions . ▁The