Update: Friday, 5:51 p.m. All Interstate 81 southbound lanes in Shenandoah County have reopened from crashes that occurred earlier this afternoon.
Update: Friday, 4:41 p.m. All Interstate 81 southbound lanes in Shenandoah County have reopened at the crash site located at mile marker 292 near Toms Brook. The left lane has reopened at the crash site located at mile marker 281.5 near Edinburg and Woodstock.
Earlier this afternoon a multi-vehicle crash at mile marker 281.5 and another at mile marker 292 caused all southbound lanes to be closed at these locations.
Traffic was detoured off of I-81 at exit 296 near Strasburg and rejoined I-81 southbound at exit 277 at Bowmans Crossing. That detour has ended.
Update: Friday, 1:52 p.m. A multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 southbound at mile marker 281.5 has closed all southbound lanes. This location is in Shenandoah County near Edinburg and Woodstock. Another crash has also closed all southbound lanes at mile marker 292 near Toms Brook.
Traffic will be detoured off of I-81 southbound exit 296 onto Route 55 near Strasburg and onto Route 11. Traffic will rejoin I-81 southbound at exit 277 at Route 614 in Bowmans Crossing.
Motorists should expect extensive delays in this area. No reopening estimated time has been provided by crews on scene.
Motorists should note that Interstate 81 has various crash locations on-going along the corridor.
First report: Friday, 12:50 p.m. All southbound lanes on Interstate 81 are closed at mile-marker 281.5 due to a multi-vehicle crash. This location is between exit 279 at Route 185 in the Edinburg area and exit 283 at Route 42 in the Woodstock area of Shenandoah County.
Motorists should expect extensive delays in this area. No reopening estimated time has been provided by crews on scene.
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