| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2022 |
| For further information contact: Ron Rienas, General Manager |
| Telephone: 905.651.2206 |
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Kenneth A. Manning Elected Chair of PBA Board of Directors
BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (PBA) today announced the election of Kenneth A. Manning as Chair of its Board of Directors and Tim Clutterbuck as Vice Chair.
Kenneth A. Manning was elected Chair of the PBA Board of Directors. He was first appointed to the New York State Governor in June 2016. Manning is a partner at Phillips Lytle, where he focuses on bet-the-company corporate and commerical litigation. He is highly recognized for his legal excellence by Upstae New York Super Lawyers®, The Best Lawyers in America® and Chambers USA - Band 1 Distinction - in Commerical Litigation. Mr. Manning also serves on the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Board of Directors.
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2022 |
| For further information contact: Ron Rienas, General Manager |
| Telephone: 716.884.8636 or 905.994.3676 |
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2021 Border Traffic Statistics Issued by the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association (BTOA)
BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – Today the Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association (BTOA) released border crossing numbers for the year 2021 between the Province of Ontario and the States of Michigan and New York.
For all of 2021, the border was closed to all but essential travel, or restricted by testing requirements, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Commercial truck traffic was deemed essential.
In 2021, compared to 2020, overall car crossings decreased by 15.2%. Truck crossings increased by 7.6%. Combined there were 13,669,120 car, truck, and bus crossings, a decrease of 5.73% or 830,407 less vehicles.
The data for each individual crossing is as follows:
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 14, 2022 |
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Peace Bridge Lighting in honour of Queen Elizabeth, II
BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority will be lighting the Peace Bridge Royal Blue on September 18 and September 19, 2022, in honour of Queen Elizabeth, II.
The Peace Bridge will be joining other Canadian landmarks in paying tribute to the late Queen. Royal blue was chosen to be the tribute colour due to the blue found in the viceregal flags of Canada and because it mimics the colour of jewels worn by the Queen in her last official Canadian portrait.