Derby Line, VT – Interstate 91 and the border crossing at Derby Line are back open after a suspicious package forced it to shut down for several hours Thursday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection closed the crossing around noon after the package was discovered. Vermont State Police and the VSP Bomb Squad were called in to assist.

Interstate 91 was closed between Exit 27 and the U.S./Canadian border. Some nearby roads were also impacted and some school bus routes were affected.

The interstate reopened just after 6 p.m.