VDOT News - Fredericksburg

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Alexis Breeden 540-547-1752
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FRED-205765

Sept. 21, 2023



ROUTE 3 CLOSED IN MATHEWS COUNTY
All traffic is being directed to use alternate routes, after an earlier crash with downed utility poles and lines

Final Update (Sept. 22, 12:25 a.m.): Route 3 is now open in the area of Buckley Hall Road and Route 198, near Windsor Gardens Cemetary in Mathews County after an earlier crash and utility lines repair.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Route 3 is closed in the area of Buckley Hall Road and Route 198, near Windsor Gardens Cemetary in Mathews County after an earlier crash with downed utility poles and lines.

The utility company is on scene making repairs.

There is no reopening time available.

Please check 511Virginia.org for real-time updates.

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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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