This project is the first bi-national U.S.-Canada procurement of a toll collection system involving three independent international bridge operators with different ownership structures. The bi-national partnership leveraged a pre-existing bi-national agreement between the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited (FBCL) at the Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge Administration (IBA). The other participating organizations in this project are the Blue Water Bridge (BWB), the Seaway International Bridge Corporation (SIBC), and consultant WSP.

This agreement allowed the creation of a new Memorandum of Understanding connecting all the partners under one contract, issued and administered by the International Bridge Administration (IBA). This project enabled the first technical interoperability across the U.S.-Canada border with customers able to attach multiple accounts in different currencies to a single bi-national sticker tag for ease of travel.

Customers establish an account and purchase a tag from one bridge operator and then may establish accounts with the other two bridge operators in one of the currencies permitted by the bridge operators' business rules. The customer then links their tag with the partner agencies, all through a seamless customer interface. The system is scalable to add other similar toll entities in the future, with each entity retaining their national identity and branding and recognizing their toll collection revenues instantly.