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One-way traffic crossings of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie totaled 97,458 for the month of January 2016
SooToday Staff
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NEWS RELEASE

INTERNATIONAL BRIDGE ADMINISTRATION

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The International Bridge Administration today announced that one-way traffic crossings of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie totaled 97,458 for the month of January 2016.

This represents a decrease of 20 percent, a difference of 24,349 crossings, as compared to January 2015.

An analysis of traffic statistics for the month reveals the following:

Vehicle Classification

One-Way Crossings

Change from January 2015

Percent of Total Crossings

Full-Fare Passenger Cars:

32,875

-24.0%

33.7%

Commuter Fare:

56,372

-19.8%

57.8%

Car Pulling Trailers

920

-13.4%

0.9%

Commercial Trucks:

7,291

1.0%

7.6%

Totals:

97,458

-20.0%

100.0%

Traffic for calendar year 2016 has totaled 97,458 vehicles; this represents a decrease of 20 percent as compared to 2015.

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