Can we finally settle on a plan for constructing a companion span to the Peace Bridge between Buffalo and Fort Erie?
One of five proposed design plans for companion span to the Peace Bridge, looking southwest from the Buffalo side of the Niagara River. See images of other designs below.
It is a wide open question that has found no answer for more than a decade now as proposal after proposal has fallen by the wayside and as the three lanes of the 83-year-old Peace Bridge – one of the busiest border crossings in North America – get ever more bottlenecked with traffic.
Now, U.S. federal and state agencies have approved five possible designs for a companion span they hope will not draw the wave of environmental and other concerns that have blown away plans for a new crossing over the head waters of the Niagara River in the past and members of the public on both sides of the river still have an opportunity to view and comment on them at open houses on the Fort Erie side of the river this coming Feb. 4 through Feb. 6.
Details on the dates, times and locations can be found on this site, along with more images of the bridge designs under consideration, by clicking on the link that follows this sentence for reading more.
The Buffalo and Fort Eire Public Bridge Authority and New York State Department of Transportation will be holding six open houses in buffalo and Fort Erie to update the public on proposals and design concepts for a companion span.
The first three public sessions were held in Buffalo at the New York State Armory located at 184 Connecticut St. on Thursday, Jan. 28 through Saturday, Jan. 30.
Three more sessions will be held in Fort Erie at the Peace Bridge Authority Board Room at 100 Queen Street in that municipality from 2 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4 and Friday, Feb. 5, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 6.
For more information on these meetings, please call the Peace Bridge Authority at 716 884-6744 or 905 994-3690 or visit peacebridge.com.
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Save a lot of consultant money,,,,pull out the old plans. The first bridge lasted for 83 years so build a twin.
Amazing, eh? Twenty years ago, the Peace Bridge was the largest port of entry between Canada and the USA.
It was well worth it for Windsor-Detroit’s Ambassador Bridge & Tunnel Co. to ‘encourage’ re-consideration of Peace Bridge plans …. Guess who’s biggest now?
And yes, the 1927 Peace Bridge is quite lovely thanks. The 5 new proposals are a dime a dozen, found everywhere these days.