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Power restored at Peace Arch crossing following abrupt outage

By Darrian Matassa-Fung Global News

Posted August 12, 2023 7:44 pm

Updated August 13, 2023 12:03 am

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Motorists wait at U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection booths at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash., across the Canada-U.S. border from Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021.Border and travel exemptions put in place after a series of devastating storms hit British Columbia will end next week. — Motorists wait at U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspection booths at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash., across the Canada-U.S. border from Surrey, B.C., on Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

The U.S.-Canada port of entry is now open, following an abrupt outage that suspended operations earlier this afternoon.

The outage at the Peach Arch crossing began just before 3:30 PM.

According to DriveBC, it appeared to be on the American side.

🇺🇸🇨🇦HAPPENING NOW: A power outage at the US-Canada port of entry at the Peace Arch crossing has operations suspended until further notice. Please use alternate crossings such as SR 543, 539 & 9.https://t.co/hTHmy0eg5L pic.twitter.com/wUDnORYhIk
— WSDOT North (@wsdot_north) August 12, 2023

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According to the United States Customs and Border Protection website, three lanes are open and travelers can expect wait times of about 20 minutes to cross the border.

⛔ #BCHwy99 the #PeaceArch Border Crossing is closed due to a power outage on the USA side. Alternate route available via #BCHwy15 to the #Pacific Border Crossing. #SurreyBC #WhiteRock
— DriveBC (@DriveBC) August 12, 2023

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