BORDER SOLUTIONS * Canada / USA: Peace Bridge

* New York - Pilot project for inspecting Peace Bridge trucks in Canada declared a success

  --  An experiment involving “pre-clearance” of U.S.-bound trucks on the Canadian side of the Peace Bridge has been declared a success by federal officials. The decision paves the way for new and permanent inspection booths in Fort Erie, Ont., aiming to reduce congestion on the international span... The six-month pilot program passed the test of U.S. Customs and Border Protection with “flying colors”... Once details are approved by both Washington and Ottawa, construction of as many as 12 new pre-inspection booths in Fort Erie will reduce wait times for commercial vehicles by as much as 75 percent, and eliminate commercial wait times of more than 30 minutes...
(Photo - The Peace Bridge, from the Canadian side)  --  Buffalo, NY, USA - The Buffalo News, by Robert J. McCarthy - April 22, 2015