He said motorists were monitoring Twitter in hopes of getting some indication of when things would start moving again. In a live report from his car stuck on the highway, NBC reporter Josh Lederman on Morning Joe described the situation as an "insane and fairly dystopian experience." Some drivers slept in their carsĭespite the below-freezing temperatures overnight, many drivers reportedly shut off their engines to conserve gas as they waited in the dark. Ralph Northam sent an emergency alert to drivers saying supplies and help were on the way. Traffic was still not back to normal by early afternoon on Tuesday, and some people were still stranded. State police said several tractor-trailers jackknifed on the slippery interstate, making the road impassable and causing a massive backup of commuters. Hundreds of drivers became stranded in standstill traffic during Monday's rush hour and some remained stuck for 16 hours or more, according to WTOP. "All disabled vehicles have been removed from the interstate," the state DOT continued. ET on Tuesday - more than 24 hours after the traffic nightmare began. "I-95 is open after being closed for emergency response for most of the day," Virginia's Department of Transportation announced in a tweet just after 9:30 p.m. Both northbound and southbound sections of the highway were closed due to snow and ice.ĭrivers along a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia, south of the nation's capital, are no longer trapped in freezing temperatures after heavy snowfall contributed to spinouts and crashes. A closed section of Interstate 95 near Fredericksburg, Va., on Tuesday.
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