VDOT News - Fredericksburg
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IMMEDIATE - 8:05 a.m. Kelly Hannon 540-374-3344 Kelly.Hannon@VDOT.Virginia.Gov (540) 656-0321 cell |
FRED-167066 Aug. 24, 2020 |
EXPECT MAJOR I-95 NORTHBOUND TRAVEL DELAYS IN STAFFORD COUNTY
Overturned tractor-trailer carrying gravel has closed all northbound lanes at Exit 143 (Garrisonville Road), and traffic is intermittently passing scene on shoulder
UPDATE (9:55 a.m.) – All lanes of Interstate 95 northbound are now open at Exit 143 (Garrisonville Road) in Stafford County. The overturned tractor-trailer has been cleared. Expect delays as congestion clears the scene.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Interstate 95 northbound travelers can expect major delays in the Fredericksburg area due to an overturned tractor-trailer at Exit 143 (Garrisonville Road) in Stafford County.
All northbound travel lanes are closed, with northbound traffic intermittently able to pass the scene on the shoulder.
I-95 motorists passing through the Fredericksburg area to destinations to the north are encouraged to use alternate routes, including using I-95 Exit 104 (Carmel Church) to Route 207 to Route 301 northbound.
Real-time information on this incident and lane closures are available on 511Virginia.
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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.
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