VDOT News - Fredericksburg

11:10 P.M. Update: All lanes on Route 17 are now open near Mount Road in Caroline County. The crash scene has been cleared and the detour lifted. 

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – All lanes on Route 17 northbound and southbound are closed in Caroline County near Route 719 (Mount Road) and Hazelwood Lane.

A crew with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is en-route and will be setting a detour around the crash scene.

There is no re-opening time available.

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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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