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Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd
Posted by: FFX ()
Date: December 29, 2008 02:25PM

Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd. in
Springfield VA due to a Hazmat Emergency. Expect major delays in the
area well into the evening rush hour. A message will be sent when the
incident is cleared.

Sent by Fairfax County EM to Severe Traffic Disruptions

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Re: Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd
Posted by: tubby ()
Date: December 29, 2008 04:06PM

FFX Wrote:
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> Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and
> Industrial Rd. in
> Springfield VA due to a Hazmat Emergency. Expect
> major delays in the
> area well into the evening rush hour. A message
> will be sent when the
> incident is cleared.
>
> Sent by Fairfax County EM to Severe Traffic
> Disruptions

Yeah, tell me about it....I just got stuck there. Probably the usual overkill over nothing or next to nothing...

But hey, why in the fuck, if they're going to close a major artery, don't they have cops assigned to help people turn the hell around?

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Re: Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd
Posted by: Got Stuck In It Too ()
Date: December 29, 2008 04:08PM

When heading south, they force you to turn left onto Edsall Road. If you don't know the area, you're screwed. Luckily I have a GPS and was able to find my way to Best Buy by getting on 395. Ugh.

People were driving all over the neighborhood trying to figure out how to get around the incident. The neighborhood doesn't go through. People were turning around in driveways, driving slowly, pulling over. It was a mess.

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Re: Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd
Posted by: hb ()
Date: December 31, 2008 05:14PM

What was the hazardous material?

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Re: Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd
Posted by: tubby ()
Date: December 31, 2008 06:41PM

It was a natural gas leak.

Washington Gas headquarters is only about 3 blocks away, so the response time was mere hours instead of days!

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Re: Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd
Posted by: ITRADE ()
Date: December 31, 2008 07:58PM

hb Wrote:
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> What was the hazardous material?


Vince(1)

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Re: Backlick Road still shutdown between Edsall Rd and Industrial Rd
Posted by: Gravis ()
Date: January 01, 2009 11:24AM

ITRADE Wrote:
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> hb Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> > What was the hazardous material?
>
> Vince(1)



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