The design of the Grand River Pedestrian Bridge both respect the history of Galt and yearn for the future of the city. The proposal carefully makes use of material and lighting to create a new bridge that lightly touches over the Grand River. 

The completed pedestrian bridge links the east and west sides of the Grand River, providing a car-free option for pedestrians and cyclists. The bridge provides a connection between the future Gaslight District, the Dunfield Theatre and the University of Waterloo School of Architecture on the east side, with the Galt Little Theatre, new digital library and other downtown amenities on the west side of the river.

The bridge’s foundations will be behind the existing floodwalls and will use the existing pier in the river. Pre-engineered, the bridge will be installed in two sections from the shore and will be 102 metres in length.

T.K. Justin Ng and Joshua Macdonald were a winning team of the Grand River Pedestrian Bridge Design Competition. They continued the development of the bridge with The Ventin Group. The bridge opened to the public in the spring of 2018.