Delays clear after crash on I-64 on Afton Mountain

UPDATE (12:40 p.m.):

All lanes are reopen and all backups have cleared after a crash on Interstate 64 temporarily closed one eastbound lane near mile marker 98 on Thursday.

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Drivers heading east on Interstate 64 should be prepared for delays heading up Afton Mountain around midday Thursday.

According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, a crash at mile marker 98 has closed the eastbound left shoulder and left lane.

As of 11:50 a.m., backups were estimated to stretch at least a mile back from the scene.

In the view from VDOT traffic cameras, a vehicle appears to be crashed in the median, with multiple first responder crews stopped in the left lane.

This is on Afton Mountain heading east from Waynesboro toward Charlottesville.