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International Bridge marks end of U.S. plaza reconstruction

The new toll booth plaza on the American side of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge was officially opened Oct. 21. It marked the completion of a 16-month long, US$8.
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The new toll booth plaza on the American side of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge was officially opened Oct. 21.

The new toll booth plaza on the American side of the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge was officially opened Oct. 21.

It marked the completion of a 16-month long, US$8.9-million project that involved the construction of a new administration building and seven toll lanes that were built in 1962 as part of the original bridge project.

The new plaza provides more southbound traffic merge space between the inspection booths and the bridge toll booths.

"The journey to this celebration began seven years ago when we commissioned the initial study to identify the project scope and cost," said Peter Petainen, International Bridge Administration chief financial officer. "From that, we put in place the plan to fund the project from our financial reserves and the project came in on budget and on time.”

"This has been a very successful project despite its complexity in terms of maintaining toll traffic and bridge operations," said Karl Hansen, bridge engineer. "The project construction team consisting of Devere Construction and Northwest Design Group did a great job helping us minimize the impact on our customers."