| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 12, 2022 |
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| 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: December 13, 2021 |
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| Telephone: 716.884.6744 or 905.871.1608 x226 |
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No Tolls on Christmas Day at the Peace Bridge
BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – The Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (Peace Bridge Authority) is pleased to announce that it will not charge tolls on Saturday, December 25, 2021, in celebration of the Christmas holiday. The toll-free period will be in effect for 24 hours beginning at 12 AM Christmas morning (Saturday).
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 26, 2021 |
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| Telephone: 905.651.2206 |
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Tim Clutterbuck 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 Tim Clutterbuck as Chair of its board of directors and Kenneth A. Manning as Vice-Chair.
Tim Clutterbuck was elected Chair of the PBA Board of Directors. He was appointed to the Board by the Government of Canada in February 2017 and was recently reappointed to another four year term. Clutterbuck is the President of Valbruna ASW Steel Inc. in Welland, Ontario. He also serves as the Chairman of Welland Hydro Electric Holding Corporation and is Past Chairman of the Welland Hydro Electric System Corp.
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2020 |
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Peace Bridge Authority Approves 2021 Budget and Establishes New Toll Rates to Encourage Cashless Toll Collection
BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (PBA) today approved its 2021 budget and its final projected 2020 budget.
Since the border was closed to all but essential travel on March 21, 2020 car volumes have been reduced by 94% and truck traffic by 13%. The Canadian Duty Free store has been closed while the U.S. Duty Free has been operating at reduced hours.
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 30, 2020 |
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Washrooms to Re-Open for Truckers at Peace Bridge Duty Free
BUFFALO, NY/FORT ERIE, ON – The Peace Bridge Authority today announced that the washrooms will be re-opened May 1, 2020 at the Peace Bridge Duty Free store to accommodate U.S. bound truckers and will remain open for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 6, 2020 |
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Ken 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. Manning was first appointed to the Board by Governor Andrew Cuomo in June 2016. Manning is a partner at Phillips Lytle LLP, where he has experience in corporate and commercial litigation. He also concentrates his practice in the area of education law and leads Phillips Lytle’s Education Practice Team. He is the past recipient of the University at Buffalo School of Law’s distinguished alumni award and various other pro bono community service awards from the New York State Bar Association. He has been ranked a “Top-50 Upstate New York Super Lawyer” and also serves on the Roswell Park Cancer Institute board of directors, the University at Buffalo School of Law Dean’s Advisory Council, and the Daemen College Community Advisory Board.