The number of vehicles crossing from one Sault to the other via the International Bridge is up 18.6 per cent in October compared to the same month last year.
In a news release, the International Bridge Administration says there were 103,748 one-way traffic crossings in October 2024, an increase of 16,297 over October 2023.
Commuter fares represented 46.1 per cent of those crossings, while 45.5 per cent were full-fare passenger cars.
The October 2024 numbers at a glance are:
- Full-Fare Passenger Cars: 47,235 (14.0 per cent increase)
- Commuter Fare: 47,803 (25.7 per cent increase)
- Cars Pulling Trailers: 2,263 (4.7 per cent decrease)
- Commercial Trucks: 6,447 (18.6 per cent decrease)
As of October 31, 953,372 vehicles have crossed the bridge so far this year. The bridge has processed 106.4 million bridge crossings since 1962.
