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Vehicle fire on the James River Bridge closed all lanes Thursday morning

VDOT had said all north and south lanes on the JRB Route 17 were closed due to a vehicle fire. Traffic appears to flowing as of 9:00 a.m.
Credit: VDOT

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — According to VDOT, a vehicle fire was causing major delays on the James River Bridge (JRB) Thursday morning.

VDOT said all north and south lanes on the JRB Route 17 were closed due to a vehicle fire. Traffic appears to be flowing as of 9:00 a.m.

Virginia State Police says that the fire happened around 7:50 a.m. on a southbound lane and a dump truck caught fire.

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