B.C.-U.S. border wait times Saturday seeing hours long waits

File -- 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. Cross-border shopping buses filled with Chinese and Korean Canadian consumers were once ubiquitous outside Washington state malls, but they have all-but disappeared from the commercial landscape, dealing a hard blow to border-town businesses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

By Emily Marsten

Posted August 5, 2023 8:52 am.

Last Updated August 5, 2023 2:17 pm.

Road trippers looking to cross the border between B.C. and Washington are likely in for a long day, as crossings are already seeing some hours-long waits over the long weekend.

As of Saturday at 2:15 p.m., the Peace Arch crossing has been sitting at about an hour and a half wait, whereas the Pacific Highway crossing is slightly longer with about a 2-hour wait.

Those looking for a shorter commute can head to either the Aldergrove or Sumas crossings which both have between 20 to 30-minute wait times

On Friday, the borders fluctuated between wait times of about one to two hours, or less.

CBSA Superintendent Daphne Chin told CityNews many people like to maximize their long weekends, meaning border crossings will likely slow down on Sunday and then pick up again Monday.

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