Tractor-trailer incidents caused delays on Interstate 81

Crash at mile marker 147, disabled tractor-trailer at mile marker 149

Tractor-trailer being towed after a crash on March 14, 2018 on Interstate 81 in Botetourt County.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – Two incidents involving tractor-trailers caused delays for drivers driving south on Interstate 81 on Wednesday night.

At mile marker 147 in Botetourt County, a tractor-trailer crash temporarily closed the left lane and shoulder. The tractor-trailer had to be towed away from the scene and now traffic is back to normal.

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Two miles north of that incident, a disabled tractor-trailer has caused the right lane to be closed.


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