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151,361 cars crossed the international bridge this month

This mark's a decrease of 3.1 per cent from this time last year
SooToday Staff
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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Traffic Building at the Canadian border crossing of the Sault Ste. Marie Internal Bridge. Kenneth Armstrong/SooToday

NEWS RELEASE
INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE ADMINISTRATION
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Traffic for the calendar year-to-date at August 31, 2019, is 917,946. This represents a year-to-date decrease of 7.44 per cent. The bridge has processed 102.2 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 151,361 for the month of August 2019. This figure represents a decrease of 3.1 per cent, a difference of 4,893 crossings as compared to August 2018.

bridge traffic

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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