WASHINGTON – A crash involving a tractor-trailer full of printing ink had traffic backed up Thursday morning on the northbound side of Interstate 95 in Prince William County. The accident happened around Exit 156, before Dale City, just before midnight Wednesday night; another tractor-trailer rear-ended the truck with the ink. The driver of the ink truck has been cited; there were no injuries. As of 5:30 a.m., the backups began near Route 234, and the popular alternative Route 1 was already seeing significant delays. By 5 a.m., the truck had been removed, but the cleanup of the ink continued. By 6 a.m., all lanes except the right ramp lane to Dale Boulevard, were reopened, and the ramp was reopened shortly after 7:30, but slowdowns remained.
OPEN: Dale City exit 156 !OPEN #WTOP #VAtraffic pic.twitter.com/ytAuAbmC4s — Kristi King (@kingWTOP) April 23, 2015
More ink absorbent rolling out for cleanup. 95N open but Dale City exit 156EAST closed #WTOP #VAtraffic pic.twitter.com/300IvIKNqn — Kristi King (@kingWTOP) April 23, 2015
Removing ink infused grit fr 95N Dale City. 95N traffic gets by in 3lanes to Left #WTOP pic.twitter.com/7AisFbTSTh — Kristi King (@kingWTOP) April 23, 2015
95N wreck Dale City: Rear end wreck w tractor trailer did NOT topple truck. Driver cited. No injuries #WTOP pic.twitter.com/3cnxnUtyAC — Kristi King (@kingWTOP) April 23, 2015