I can, absolutely. That's a great question, and I think it's one to be applauded.
With the passage of the Securing America's Ports Act in 2021, there was a mandate that 100% of commercial conveyances heading into the United States needed to be scanned. There was no possibility whatsoever for us at the Peace Bridge, with a very small pause in the United States, to be able to implement that mandate on our U.S. pauses.
The Peace Bridge approached the U.S. government and requested the possibility of this equipment being installed on the Canadian side of the border. We had very good reasons for doing that. One was that we didn't have any room on the U.S. side, but we also saw the innovative approach of being able to begin some sort of adjudication process prior to crossing our bridge, which would allow for the time and the ability for customs agents, remotely, to view and scan with this equipment.
The U.S. CBP thought this was a great idea as well. Their model, typically, is that they pay for everything and fully fund all of their security initiatives. We approached U.S. customs with the idea that we ourselves would invest so that they could change their operating model by putting it on the Canadian side. We volunteered to pay for the civil works.
When that was done, we approached Transport Canada through their national trade corridors fund for increasing the fluidity of Canada's supply chain. We realized that the expedited travel would cut down on greenhouse gases and cut down on idling. It would also be able to facilitate truckers to be able to drive quickly and not waste time in queues. It would also get Canadian goods out into the U.S. market at a faster rate.
We met all those goals of the national trade corridors fund, and, for their part, Transport Canada matched our funds of $5 million in order to facilitate the development of the civil works.