B.C. border backups lead to 3 hour waits at some crossings
Posted December 27, 2019 1:47 pm.
Last Updated December 27, 2019 2:10 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — If you’re planning a trip stateside Friday afternoon you may want to pack a lunch…and a dinner.
Border crossings heading into the states began backing up Friday morning, with callers to NEWS 1130 reporting waits upwards of two hours at the Peace Arch crossing.
10:47 – Traffic Alert – #Borders are busy this morning. #PeaceArch is a 2 hour wait southbound #PacificHwy 1 hour 30 min wait SB #Aldergrove 40 min wait SB #Sumas #Abbotsford 30 min wait SB #BC #Washington pic.twitter.com/0YDvOLxNgO
— CityNews Vancouver Traffic (@CityNewsTraffic) December 27, 2019
By early afternoon, Pacific Highway was the worst of all the bad options–with callers reporting waits of three hours or more.
1:05 #BCBORDER update: Caller to *1130 says she waited more than 3 hours at the Peace Arch Crossing to get back in to the US pic.twitter.com/X9WLfxzzqk
— CityNews Vancouver Traffic (@CityNewsTraffic) December 27, 2019
The Aldergrove crossing boasts the shortest waits, but drivers using that option can still expect to be stuck for at least an hour.
Drivers coming into Canada were also backed up, with hour-long waits at the Blaine Crossings and 45 minute waits at crossings into the Fraser Valley.
Stay tuned to NEWS 1130 for traffic updates every 10 minutes on the ones and follow NEWS 1130 Traffic on Twitter.
