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#I95 traffic update
VDOT’s Fredericksburg Districttweeted an update at 7:43 a.m. Although the agency tweeted about the closure at 5:43 a.m., they said later in the day that the interstate was closed at 8 a.m. During the media briefing Tuesday morning, the timeline for when the interstate was closed and traffic rerouted was unclear. The Virginia Department of Transportation said the winter storm is to blame and crews are “working diligently” to get several disabled trucks off the highway in Stafford and Spotsylvania.Īt 5:43 Tuesday morning, VDOT’s Northern Virginia District tweetedthat I-95 was closed northbound and southbound between exit 152 at Dumfries and exit 104 at Carmel Church.
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She remarked that the agency could not keep up with the snowfall saying, “We cannot handle that.” Parker said that heavy snowfall rates on Monday resulted in more snow than VDOT had anticipated, and it fell at a faster rate. “None of the portion was pretreated because it started as rain, and if they pretreated it would have just washed away and wasted product and blocked traffic,” explained Parker. After the vehicles are removed they will be able to clear the roads. VDOT said it anticipates reopening the interstate by Wednesday at the latest after tow trucks have removed disabled vehicles that are blocking the roadway. media briefing on Tuesday, Marci Parker, district engineer for the Virginia Department Of Transportation in Fredericksburg, said that most people stuck in the standstill are still with their vehicles. Some travelers have been stuck in their vehicles since 3 p.m. The 40-mile backup spans from the Fredericksburg area to Ruther Glen. Vehicles are being turned around or redirected onto Route 1. Tuesday and remains shut down to northbound and southbound traffic. The interstate was closed around 5:45 a.m. (WRIC) - Hundreds of cars remain stranded on Interstate 95 near Stafford County while work crews continue cleaning up from Monday’s winter storm.