BUFFALO, N.Y. — It was long past the evening commute Wednesday when traffic between the 190 North and the Peace Bridge began to back up.
Around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, NITTEC reported delays of one to two hours for traffic going into Canada at the Peace Bridge. It stayed that way as the clock struck midnight.
Around 9:30 p.m., NITTEC reported a similar delay, one to two hours, at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge in Niagara County. The delay dropped some as the night went on, but delays of 30 to 60 minutes were frequent.
"The situation is expected to continue throughout the night. Motorists should avoid that area & use alternate routes," Buffalo Police warned motorists who might travel on the 190 North.
But as of 2:39 a.m. Thursday morning, NITTEC reported that there are minimal delays at all bridges. There were no issues reported for tractor-trailers or other vehicles coming from Canada to the United States at Western New York border crossings.
The slow traffic began during the Wednesday evening rush.
The backup with tractor-trailers across Western New York is happening because of a Canadian trucker protest that's blocking the Ambassador Bridge in Detroit. If trucks from the United States want to get into Canada, then they have to come here to do it.
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