I-64 WEST NOW OPENED TO TRAFFIC
Road closed at 2 p.m. due to an earlier crash

JAMES CITY COUNTY- The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has released traffic traveling on Interstate 64 West. A tractor trailer crash near the Busch Gardens exit (mile marker 240) occurred at 11:40 a.m. this morning, Wednesday, February 13, forcing crews to close the interstate completely from 2 p.m. until 4:10 p.m. This allowed crews to remove the tractor trailer from the median area.

Traffic is still heavy in this area and motorists are advised to seek alternate routes when possible.

Highway safety is everyone’s responsibility. Virginia’s highway safety partnership — the Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and Virginia State Police — challenges you to help prevent highway fatalities. Buckle up. Avoid distractions. Share the road. Drive drug- and alcohol-free. Obey speed limits. For up-to-date traffic and travel information, visit www.VirginiaDOT.org, call 511 or listen to 610AM.

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