2009.05.28
I-81 northbound blocked near Elliston
As of 9 a.m., both lanes of Interstate 81 northbound at milemarker 126.3 near Ellison are blocked due to a tractor-trailer accident. Northbound traffic is being detoured off at Exit 118, US 460 East and back onto I 81 Northbound at exit 132, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
VDOT says that traffic is backed up for one mile and warns that motorists can expect "major delays."
For more traffic updates, see the VDOT web site for road conditions.
[...] We had a previous post about the accident about 9 a.m. [...]
Pingback by I-81 traffic back-ups now five miles long | New River Notebook: News from the New River Valley - Roanoke.com — May 28, 2009 @ 10:00 am
[...] had previous posts about the situation at 9 a.m and 10 [...]
Pingback by I-81 reopens after wreck near Elliston | New River Notebook: News from the New River Valley - Roanoke.com — May 28, 2009 @ 10:48 am