Confederation Bridge closure sparks calls for nearby truck stop

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - A recent 52-hour closure of the Confederation Bridge has the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association asking for a major truck stop to be built nearby.

Winds gusting to 100 km/h stranded roughly 100 trucks and also stopped the Northumberland ferries earlier this winter.

Shane Esson, chair of the association, said what facilities exist at the bridge right now are not enough.

"There is a very small marshalling yard, but it will only hold a handful of trucks. Once it fills up trucks have to park...