VDOT News - Fredericksburg

UPDATE (11:05 a.m.) The Interstate 95 southbound local lanes have reopened near exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton) in Stafford. The earlier crash scene is clear. Southbound drivers can again enter the I-95 southbound local lanes at the divide between local/through lanes to access the Route 3 interchange in Fredericksburg.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – The Interstate 95 southbound local lanes are closed near exit 133 (Falmouth/Warrenton) at Route 17 in Stafford County for a vehicle crash.

Southbound Interstate 95 traffic is able to get past the crash scene using the I-95 through lanes.

The exit 133 off-ramp from I-95 southbound to Route 17 remains open. The on-ramp from Route 17 southbound to I-95 southbound also remains open.

Southbound I-95 traffic approaching exit 133 cannot enter the local lanes to travel through to access exit 130 (Route 3) in Fredericksburg. Southbound I-95 motorists seeking Route 3 can use exit 136 (Centreport Parkway) or exit 126 (Spotsylvania) to detour to Route 1 to access Route 3.

The Virginia Department of Transportation is adjusting signal timing with heavier demand at alternate interchanges and along Route 1 in the Fredericksburg area.

Real-time information on traffic and lane closures for this incident are available on 511Virginia.

Follow VDOT Fredericksburg District on Twitter at @VaDOTFRED.

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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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