Officials were asking drivers to use alternative routes after a bomb threat briefly shut down the Canada-US border.
The incident occurred at the Peace Arch Border Crossing on Saturday, January 14 at around 9 pm. The border connects Surrey and Blaine, Washington.
Washington State Patrol District 7 tweeted about “an incident” and asked drivers to use alternate routes.
⚠️ Be Advised: N5 MP276 is fully blocked for an incident at the boarder crossing. Please use alternate routes.
— Trooper Kelsey Harding (@wspd7pio) January 15, 2023
WSDOT North, which monitors traffic in the region, stated that the border was closed in both directions.
🚨Travel alert🚨
The US border crossing to Canada on I-5 is currently closed in both directions. No further details are available as of right now and there is no estimated time for reopening.— WSDOT North (@wsdot_north) January 15, 2023
Seattle’s King 5 News reports that Washington State Patrol confirmed that a bomb threat on the Canadian side of the border was the reason behind the closures.
About an hour later, the State Police tweeted that the border had reopened.
#update roadway is reopened.
— Trooper Kelsey Harding (@wspd7pio) January 15, 2023