Study: Second Peace Bridge Span Needed
The 73-year-old Peace Bridge is a truck-traffic time bomb, ready to explode into more congestion and delays on one of the busiest trade links with Canada if construction of a twin span is put on hold, according to an economic study.
The report from Robert O’Dell Management and Strategic Projections drew that conclusion for the Buffalo-Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority, which owns the bridge and which requested the evaluation.
The bridge authority is appealing a ruling handed down by New York State’s Supreme Court requiring the environmental study ("Twin Span for Peace Bridge Rejected by Review Panel," 5-15, p. 16). A federal court plans to review the decision regarding the $183 million project, which would include building the additional bridge, refurbishing the current span and making improvements at customs facilities on both sides.
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| Projections of traffic congestion from trade growth over the next decade makes construction of a twin span for the Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie essential, according to a recent study. |
The proposal to build a 5,800-foot, three-lane span parallel to the existing bridge between Buffalo, N.Y., and Fort Erie, Ontario, is controversial. Proponents have called the project essential to trade, while opponents have challenged it on environmental grounds by filing a lawsuit to force a comprehensive study.
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