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Traffic Alert: Crash leads to big backup on Monitor-Merrimac

Traffic is at a standstill on southbound Interstate 664, following a crash at the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel on Friday morning.
Traffic stopped on southbound I-664 following a crash on the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WVEC) -- Traffic was brought to a standstill on southbound Interstate 664, following a crash at the Monitor-Merrimac Bridge-Tunnel on Friday morning.

The crash happened at College Drive, on the Suffolk side of the bridge. After about an hour where traffic was brought to a halt, officials re-opened the Interstate and lifted the detour at Terminal Boulevard. Backups extend approximately four miles to Aberdeen, but are clearing quickly.

Drivers are advised to use the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel or James River Bridge as alternate routes.

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