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Bridge director: February crossings up 14% and toll revenue up sharply year over year
Summary
Bridge Director Lis Bassan reported 102,581 total vehicle crossings in February 2026 (a 14.17% increase) and reported February toll revenue of $2,617,356, which the presentation recorded as a roughly 71% year‑over‑year increase. Bassan cautioned that percent swings on low‑volume bridges can exaggerate trends and emphasized daily averages.
Bridge Director Lis Bassan reported that the International Bridge system carried 102,581 vehicles in February 2026, a 14.17% increase from February 2025, and said total toll revenue for the month was $2,617,356, which the presentation recorded as a roughly 71.28% increase versus the prior fiscal year.
Bassan said southbound car crossings totaled 45,726 in February (a 13.66% increase) and that northbound car crossings totaled 41,485 (a near‑9.4% increase). She highlighted that combined truck crossings — northbound and southbound — totaled 113,828 for the month, a year‑over‑year increase of about 14.4%.
On cargo composition she said a substantial share of full trucks were agricultural/produce carriers and that those conveyances represented roughly 35% of full‑truck northbound imports for the month. Bassan cautioned the board that percentage changes at some individual bridges can look large because those crossings have low absolute truck counts: “that is why we always look at the daily average,” she said, explaining that small volumes magnify percent swings when a few additional tankers or hazmat shipments move through a particular port.
During questions from board members, Bassan attributed unusually high percent increases at specific bridges (cited in the record as Losius and Progresso) partly to recent tanker and hazmat traffic and partly to the small baseline volume at those facilities, which amplifies percentage changes. “That’s what we can attribute it to,” she said, and offered to dig deeper into cross‑border freight patterns if the board wanted further analysis.
The director’s report concluded with staff noting a seven‑day moving average that showed crossings up about 7% across the board. Bassan described the month as “doing good” while urging the board to consider both absolute daily averages and year‑over‑year comparisons when evaluating port performance.
What happens next: staff offered to provide follow‑up breakdowns by commodity and by port on request, and board members asked staff to return with additional context for the largest percentage outliers.
