Originally Posted by Guest

At the time of 9/11 I lived along the NY State Border within 30 minutes of 4 official crossing Points which were all bridges .

Each of those bridges was shut-down within an hour of two of the attacks and remained so for at least 24 to 48 hours .

Following their reopening the amount of scrutiny at those bridges was extensive . What had been a very brief check by officials of both countries -- the US and Canada became extremely thorough .
In fact it is so even today . Where once your Drivers License was OK you now must have a Passport or an " Enhanced Drivers License [ NY State ] .