Congestion slows traffic on I-95 in Stafford

Traffic backups on northbound Interstate 95 in the Fredericksburg area had grown to nearly 21 miles this evening as of 8 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.

Congestion and minor accidents backed up traffic in the Fredericksburg area throughout the afternoon and evening but had grown particularly worse tonight at mile marker 140 in Stafford County and mile marker 129 in Spotsylvania County.

A backup of about 13 miles was reported in Spotsylvania County, while a Stafford backup grew from three to eight miles in less than an hour as of 8 p.m.