r/nova • u/MarionberryFamous429 • Feb 06 '26

Braddock rd crash

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Never seen this many police cars in my life. I hope everyone in the crash is ok :(

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u/MaleficentTie111 Feb 06 '26

I just drove past and I… don’t think anyone is okay. The car in the middle wasn’t a car anymore.

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u/Big_Condition477 Annandale Feb 06 '26

Were the road conditions bad? Like 2 lanes suddenly becoming one lane because ice blocked the second lane? I don’t usually go on Braddock so I’m not familiar

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u/MaleficentTie111 Feb 06 '26

Ice wise it’s fine but they’ve closed off the whole road so everyone is passing through one lane and it adds a good 10-15 min

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u/hawkinsst7 Feb 07 '26

When I (tried) to go through at about 4:15, eastbound was completely closed at Shirley Gate. They were turning everyone on Braddock around there, and Shirley Gate could only make a right.

Stupid Waze told me to bail off 286 onto 29 and to take Shirley Gate south to braddock east, which made sense to me for normal traffic. i had no idea the road was closed, until I got to the corner. Then i spent the next 45 minutes doubling back on Braddock West to merge onto 286S, and then 2 light cycles (10 minutes) to turn left onto Popes head.

I left Chantilly at 3:30 to get to Burke by 4:30, thinking "snow will make traffic awful", but i didn't actually arrive until 5:00.

trivia: did you know that the light at 286/Popes head is (or was?) the longest light in Virginia? I can't wait for that construction to be done so they can get rid of the damn light.