Complex sentence: Although southside travelers previously had the option of boarding a cross-river ferry, the bridge has a far greater capacity, average river crossing times have also improved, especially in the off-peak when only one ferry was in use.
Split into simpler sentences: Although southside travelers previously had the option of boarding a cross-river ferry, the bridge has a far greater capacity. Average river crossing times have also improved, especially in the off-peak when only one ferry was in use.