After brief closure, one of Canada’s busiest border crossings reopens near Montreal | 24CA News
One of Canada’s busiest border crossings reopened after being briefly shut down close to Montreal.
A damaged roadway shut down the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle in Quebec on Monday, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) stated on its Twitter account.
However, the CBSA added that industrial operations had been persevering with. Around three hours after the closure, CBSA introduced the crossing had resumed common operations.
“All lanes are closed to traffic at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle border crossing, Route 15 due to a broken roadway. We ask travelers to use the St-Armand port of entry,” the CBSA stated in a tweet on Monday.
The company added, “Note that there is no service disruption for commercial operations at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Route 15.”
Aound 10:40 am, the company stated “Normal operations have resumed at the Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, HGW 15 port of entry.”
Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle is the first border crossing between Montreal and the United States, connecting main highways that run from Montreal to New York City.
CBSA says vacationers can use the port of entry in St-Armand, Que. to enter Canada from the U.S. state of Vermont.
The company didn’t say when it expects the border to reopen.
Prior to COVID-19 shutdowns, greater than 300,000 individuals crossed the border at that time yearly. Last yr, greater than 113,000 did so, in response to U.S. authorities statistics.
With recordsdata from The Canadian Press
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