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The rapid accumulation of over half a foot of snow and deteriorating conditions were forecast by AccuWeather as early as Sunday morning, more than 24 hours before drivers found themselves trapped on the highway. Parker said the snow knocked out power to some traffic cameras, and because of the location of the logjam, express lanes weren't much help to clear the backup. OVERFLOWING TOILETS, NOT ENOUGH FOOD: Amtrak passengers recount experience on stranded Crescent “Consequently, with the amount of traffic that we had on the interstate, the trucks and the cars couldn’t make it up and down the hills because we had too much snow and ice out there.” Generally, we're just not as big investors and infrastructure as we should be."Īfter it began to snow on roads that had not been pretreated, “that was entirely too much for us to keep up with,” Department of Transportation district engineer Marcie Parker told reporters. Trucks began to lose control, and it was snowing at a rate of 2 inches an hour, she said. Speaking with reporters after arriving in Washington, Kaine said he saw crews working overnight to clear the roads but called the incident "probably a good infrastructure story. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who was driving to Washington, D.C., from Richmond and said the journey took him 27 hours. “I’m just upset at the way they handled it.”Īmong those stuck was Sen. Ronni Schorr told The Washington Post she didn't see any plows until Tuesday morning after being trapped for 14 hours. “I’m not angry at the snow,” Schorr said. What is water going to do?” Maurice Watson told WJLA-TV. “I ain’t ate in 24 hours, I ran out of gas, I called VDOT six times. But some motorists trapped in the backup vented frustration with officials' response.Ģ7-HOUR COMMUTE: Virginia officials pelted with questions after hundreds of drivers were stuck on I-95 overnight
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