ROANOKE COUNTY (WSLS 10) - The Virginia Department of Transportation traffic website, 511Virginia.org, reports several incidents causing traffic delays on Interstate 81Â Thursday evening.
The first is a vehicle fire just south of the I-81/I-581 interchange, at mile marker 142.
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I-81N at MM 142.6
On I-81 North at mile marker 142.6 in the County of Roanoke, motorists can expect major delays due to a vehicle fire. Traffic backups are approximately 5.0 miles.
Last updated: Thu 11/12/2015 5:50 PM EST
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A tractor trailer accident just north of the I-81/I-581 interchange was reported around 4 p.m. and has been cleared, however traffic backups remained.
Traffic cameras showed vehicles backed up in the northbound lanes