VDOT News - Fredericksburg

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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