| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 17, 2019 |
| For further information contact: Ron Rienas, General Manager - Peace Bridge & BTOA President |
| Telephone: 716.884.8636 or 905.994.3676 |
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2018 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 2018 between the Province of Ontario and the States of Michigan and New York.
In 2018, compared to 2017, overall car crossings increased by 0.87%. Truck crossings declined by 0.11%. Combined there were 34,075,600 car, truck, and bus crossings, an increase of 0.63% or 214,473 vehicles.
The data for each individual crossing is as follows:
*Due to construction, the Detroit-Windsor tunnel was generally closed Sunday – Thursday evenings 8:00pm – 5:30am.
** 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. Oversize and overweight trucks were prohibited from October 15 - December 31.
Overall cross border traffic in 2018comprised 34,075,600 vehicles, 34.9% 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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For more information and BTOA contact information, go to www.bridgeandtunneloperators.org
January 17, 2019