PORT HURON, Mich. (WXYZ) — Drivers going to Canada at the Blue Water Bridge are experiencing delays of over two hours due to a system outage at Canadian Customs, according to the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT).
The outage has since been resolved; below is a statement from the Canada Border Services Agency:
"Although the outage has been resolved, commercial drivers continue to experience delays as we resume normal processing and continue to clear a backlog of requests that were received during the outage. Primary inspection lanes are staffed with officers to process traffic and shipments. We are actively collaborating with our partners to ensure traffic management.
Systems are being monitored for stability while traffic and shipping return to normal.
We thank commercial drivers for their cooperation and apologize for any inconvenience."
See video of the traffic backup from an anonymous WXYZ viewer
Chopper 7 footage of the traffic backup
MDOT said that as of 12 p.m., MDOT says wait times heading eastbound into Canada are over 120 minutes for both cars and commercial vehicles. Wait times westbound heading into the U.S. are at 45-60 minutes for cars and 30-45 minutes for commercial vehicles.
