Halifax council is apparently considering building a $1.1-billion six-lane bridge for the South End by 2016:

Back in 1999, the bridges experienced only 25 days when cross-harbour trips were over 100,000.

Last year, there were 164 such days, the commission’s chief engineer told reporters Tuesday.

It may not seem like a lot, Jon Eppell said, but when you take out weekends, holidays and summer vacation, it represents 85 per cent of possible peak-traffic days.

“We are approaching the ceiling,” Mr. Eppell said.

“It’s an inevitable reality that an additional crossing has to be considered.”

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