The bus was trying to avoid a tractor-trailer truck that had pulled out in front of it at Woolridge and Strider roads.

When the interstate slows to a snail’s pace on your commute to or from work in the Richmond metropolitan area, here’s a consoling thought: Traffic congestion is probably worse elsewhere.

A tractor-trailer is blocking a portion of Jahnke Road in South Richmond.

With approval to move forward, VDOT expects to develop a timeline for construction next year.

The driver was headed eastbound on W. Broad Street when he lost control of his vehicle, drove over the median to northbound Glenside Drive and hit five vehicles.