A computer problem that caused traffic snarls for commercial vehicles heading into Canada on Tuesday has now been resolved, according to an official with the Canadian Border Services Agency.
The delays were due to a Canadian Border Services Agency computer system failure for cargo systems, according to Thomas Boyle, CEO of the Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority.
Despite reports that commercial traffic was temporarily banned at the Peace Bridge and the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge, a spokesman on the Canadian side of the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge said that was never the case.
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The spokesman at the bridge explained that the slowdown was caused by the need to process paperwork for commercial vehicles by hand, instead of by computer.
The delays caused long backups of trucks Tuesday morning and early afternoon at the I-190 exits to both bridges.
By 3 p.m. Tuesday, trucks were moving. Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition traffic cameras showed no tractor-trailers waiting at the Fort Erie customs plaza, and a line of trucks proceeding slowly at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge.
NITTEC reported no delays for passenger vehicles at either bridge. Passenger vehicles trying to cross the Peace Bridge have been diverted to exit at Niagara Street while border officials work on getting commercial vehicles across the border.
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