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Tractor-trailer wreck backs up traffic on Interstate 64 west in New Kent: 'Seek alternate routes'

Interstate 64, I-64, VDOT, Traffic
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NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — A wreck involving a tractor-trailer closed all lanes of Interstate 64 west in New Kent County for roughly two hours Saturday morning.

The crash shutdown the interstate near Route 106 (Emmaus Church Road) at mile marker 209.5, VDOT officials said in an email around 10:10 a.m.

Traffic was getting by via the interstate's left shoulder.

"Motorists should seek alternate routes to avoid delays," officials warned.

The interstate's left lane had reopened by around 12:30 p.m., but traffic was backed up around 2.5 miles, officials said.

All lanes had reopened by around 2:30 p.m.

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