Accident causes traffic gridlock on I-495 southbound, Fairfax County VA


An accident on I-495 southbound near Old Dominion Drive caused severe traffic congestion and gridlock. Emergency and support units, including Truck 429, were rerouted and responding to the scene. Drivers experienced heavy delays due to the incident and ongoing construction in the area.
Audio|Source: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue
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Transcript:
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In 429 from truck 429 based on the last supplement we're going to head north and move back around.
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Truck 429 from Fairfax.
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Mr. Rock 429 for Fairfax.
00:19
Go ahead.
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I'm Durk that you saw the comments for that. Looks like the accident per convey is going to be on I-495 southbound prior to Old Dominion.
00:28
Did you want to sit this as a new compliment for this or do you want to go over there?
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I was told with the units we got on the call.
00:41
Attend for. We'll do the other call to your call then.
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2216. Happy.
00:53
Direct on the new location.
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That's correct.
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That 495 is a complete gridlock from all the construction they're there. So try to go over into the express lanes headed back north.
01:16
Copy that. We've checked the southbound lanes to 123. We sound nothing.
01:21
We've got you and truck 429 headed north-south and flip back around.
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I copy.
01:36
Ended 413 from end of 429. We're going to drop off the call.
01:42
All right, I copy.
01:45
Truffport 29 is on the kink of location. We'll be out checking.
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10-4[1].
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Location mentioned:
Old Dominion Dr, Virginia
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