| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2018 |
| For further information contact: Ron Rienas, General Manager - Peace Bridge & BTOA President |
| Telephone: 716.884.8636 or 905.994.3676 |
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2017 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 2017 between the Province of Ontario and the States of Michigan and New York.
In 2017, compared to 2016, overall car crossings increased by 0.86%. Truck crossings declined by 0.42%. Combined there were 33,821,643 car truck and bus crossings, an increase of 0.47% or 158,500 vehicles.
The data for each individual crossing is as follows:
*Due to construction, the Detroit-Windsor tunnel was completely closed for 10 days in late October 2017 and was closed Sunday – Thursday evenings 8:00pm – 5:30am from October 30 – December 31.
** Due to construction, one lane of the three lane Peace Bridge was completely closed from January 1 - May 15 and from October 15 – December 31.
Overall cross border traffic in 2017 was 35.4% lower than in 2000 when 52,367,401 vehicles traversed the border. Click on here for individual crossing data.
Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association
The Bridge and Tunnel Operators Association (BTOA) is a binational membership organization representing the international bridge and tunnel crossings between the Province of Ontario and the States of Michigan and New York. Members of the BTOA include the: Blue Water Bridge Authority, Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, Detroit Windsor Tunnel LLC, Michigan Department of Transportation, Niagara Falls Bridge Commission, Ogdensburg Bridge and Port Authority, Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority, Seaway International Bridge Corporation, Ambassador Bridge, and the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority.
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January 22, 2018