Broken truck causes I-5 traffic delays

Blaine Police Department (BPD) reported commercial trucks entering Canada at the Pacific Highway Port of Entry backed up the right lane of northbound I-5 to at least exit 273 on January 19. A BPD spokesperson said the truck backup lasted at least five hours and dissipated around 10:30 p.m. The backup was mostly caused by a broken truck as well as high traffic volumes and ArriveCAN issues, a Canada Border Services Agency spokesperson told The Northern Light in an email.