VDOT News - Fredericksburg

7:30 p.m. FINAL UPDATE: All lanes on Route 17 southbound near the intersection with T.C. Walker Road in Gloucester County are now open and detour has been lifted.

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – Route 17 southbound is closed near the intersection with T.C. Walker Road after a multi-vehicle crash in Gloucester County.

There is no reopening time available.

Route 17 southbound traffic is being detoured onto Route 17 northbound, then to Short Lane, then to T.C. Walker Road where they are able to take a left back onto Route 17 southbound.

Real-time updates on traffic conditions will be available on 511Virginia.

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VDOT’s 14-county Fredericksburg District includes the counties of Caroline, King George, Spotsylvania and Stafford in the Fredericksburg area; Northumberland, Richmond, Lancaster and Westmoreland counties in the Northern Neck; Essex, Gloucester, King & Queen, King William, Mathews and Middlesex counties in the Middle Peninsula.

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