Year End Traffic Report
Year End Traffic Report
Henry A. Lotoszinski, Administrator of the Mackinac Bridge Authority, reported today that 232,964 vehicles crossed the Mackinac Bridge during the month of December. This represents an 8.7 percent decrease when compared to the 255,169 crossings during December 1999. Fare revenue for the month was down 10.3 percent compared to last year, going from $610,485 to $547,427. Commercial traffic for the month of December was down 11.5 percent. Truck crossings were down 12.0 percent and bus crossings were up 11.8 percent.
Traffic for the year 2000 was 3.7 percent behind last year’s pace; 4,755,886 vehicles compared to 4,936,417 in 1999. Fare revenue in 2000 totaled $10,471,958 compared to $10,853,977 last year, a decrease of 3.5 percent. Commercial traffic for the year 2000 was down 0.7 percent over last year.
