
Interstate 95 is open in Virginia
Interstate 95 northbound and southbound in Virginia is open after being closed for emergency response for most of Tuesday.

Interstate 95 northbound and southbound in Virginia is open after being closed for emergency response for most of Tuesday.

Interstate 95 is closed northbound and southbound for a nearly 50-mile stretch in Northern Virginia as crews continue work to remove stopped trucks, treat for icing and plow snow.

Through 8:30 p.m., Virginia State Police emergency communications centers across the state have fielded more than 2,600 total calls for service.

VDOT crews are working on Interstate 64 east of Charlottesville to remove large trees that are blocking the highway. The fallen trees are preventing snowplows from clearing the interstate from Exit 124 at Pantops through Goochland County.

Virginia State Police responded to Route 29 in Nelson County at 9:30 a.m. Monday as more than a dozen tractor-trailers were stuck in the snow and/or involved in a minor crash.

The first major storm of the winter season has brought 2 to 10 inches of snow as of mid-day Monday in the Shenandoah Valley and Alleghany Highlands.

As snow, sleet and rain continue to fall across various regions of Virginia today, Virginia State Police troopers continue to respond to traffic crashes and disabled vehicles caused by motorists driving too fast for conditions.

The following is a list of highway work that may affect traffic in the Staunton District during the coming weeks.

It appears much of Virginia will be jump starting 2022 with a serious winter weather situation. The Virginia State Police is encouraging Virginians to plan ahead and avoid having to travel during inclement conditions.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the next two weeks.
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