VDOT News - Fredericksburg

6:25 P.M. UPDATE: Interstate 95 northbound remains closed in Spotsylvania County for emergency response and cleanup for an earlier truck crash and fire at mile marker 125. All I-95 northbound traffic is being detoured at exit 118 (Thornburg) to use Route 1 northbound as an alternate route.

A single southbound lane of I-95 is now closed at mile marker 123 in Spotsylvania. The southbound lane closure is needed to allow crews to use a crossover to let northbound traffic stopped between exit 118 and mile marker 125 turn around and travel southbound. All other northbound traffic is being detoured at exit 118.

5:50 P.M. UPDATE: All lanes of Interstate 95 southbound in Spotsylvania County have reopened at mile marker 125, just south of exit 126 (Spotsylvania).

I-95 northbound remains closed for a truck crash and fire just south of exit 126. All northbound traffic is being detoured from I-95 at exit 118 (Thornburg) to Route 1 northbound.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – All lanes of Interstate 95 are closed in Spotsylvania County just south of exit 126 (Spotsylvania) for a truck crash and fire.

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are traveling to the scene to assist with traffic control and establishing a detour route along Route 1.

Major travel delays on I-95 are anticipated to extend through the evening rush hour in the Fredericksburg area. Travelers can also anticipate significant delays on Route 1 in the Fredericksburg area, and other regional corridors. Motorists are encouraged to seek alternate routes and avoid the area if possible.

Real-time updates on lane closures for this incident are available on 511Virginia.org.

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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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