Henrico police respond to crash on Mechanicsville Turnpike

Damaged power poles cause lane closures on Mechanicsville Turnpike in Henrico

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- Damaged power poles have caused lane closures along Mechanicsville Turnpike in Henrico County Tuesday morning. Just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, the Henrico County Police Division announced that damaged power poles had caused an extended lane closure on Mechanicsville Turnpike. Police said Dominion Energy was working to repair the damage, but some lanes were expected to remain closed for most of Tuesday. Init…

Henrico police respond to crash on Mechanicsville Turnpike

HENRICO, Va. VDOT and Henrico Police are warning of closures to Mechanicsville Turnpike, after a driver crashed into power lines, Tuesday morning. They said the power poles are damaged, near a AutoZone by the Richmond International Raceway, and by Hussey Lane. Our traffic reporter is seeing backups due to this closure. Dominion Power said it will be working on repairing the damage, but that some lanes will continue to be closed for most of the d…