NEWS RELEASE
SAULT STE. MARIE BRIDGE AUTHORITY
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Traffic for the calendar year-to-date at July 31, 2019, is 766,585. This represents a year-to-date decrease of 8.25 per cent. The bridge has processed 102.1 million bridge crossings since 1962.
The International Bridge Administration today announced that one-way traffic crossings of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie totaled 148,013 for the month of July 2019.
This figure represents a decrease of 0.5 per cent, a difference of 727 crossings as compared to July 2018.
An analysis of traffic statistics for the month reveals the following:
Bridge crossing statistics for July 2019. Photo supplied by the Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Administration
The International Bridge self-funds with toll revenue all operational costs. Operational costs include the bridge structure, maintenance facilities, the Bridge Authority toll plaza, and building maintenance and support costs for the Canada Border Services Agency facility.
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