HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Icy roads caused problems for drivers Tuesday morning in Central Virginia.
One icy issue occurred along Route 288 in Goochland County where a multi-vehicle crash was reported near the Broad Street exit.
That crash closed all northbound lanes and backed up traffic for three miles.
Photos shared from the scene showed cars turning around on the highway to avoid the ice.
"The West End of Henrico County is having issues with icy roads this morning. Please remind drivers to use extra caution this morning with bridges and roadways until the temperature warms," Henrico Police Lieutenant Patrick Crook wrote in an email about the morning ice.
Goochland County firefighters later provided a more detailed account of what happened.
"On Tuesday morning, January 2, 2024, Goochland County Fire-Rescue and Emergency Services started running traffic accidents on I-64/Rt. 288 beginning at 5:58 a.m. Roadways were covered with patchy invisible ice and particularly the concrete fly-over bridges' on Rt. 288 at I-64," a post to social media read. "Altogether, we responded to five traffic crashes in this immediate area. At 6:52 a.m. we responded back to Rt. 288 Northbound Lanes between the Broad Street Road exit and I-64 intersection for another traffic crash on the icy overpasses. Due to the crash and conditions at the scene Rt. 288 was completely shut down by Goochland County Fire Rescue’s Engine 611 crew placing the engine sideways across the highway, for an extended period of time to protect the scene and travelers until conditions improved. Fire-Rescue crews helped improve road conditions by assisting a VDOT contractor with the spreading of sand on the overpasses so Rt. 288 could be reopened."
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