NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- Interstate 64 west from Jefferson Avenue past Fort Eustis in Newport News has reopened after Dominion cleared downed wires off the interstate, a Virginia State Police spokesperson advised.
"Dominion Power has been able to remove the live wires out of the roadway temporarily, allowing all lanes of traffic to open at this time," Sgt. Michelle Anaya wrote in a 2:45 p.m. email. "There is still a major back up of traffic in both the east and westbound lanes of travel. To be clear, this was not a traffic crash. A tree had fallen, due to the storm, dragging and lowering the power lines into the roadway. A tractor trailer inadvertently struck the line causing the interstate to be shut down."
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