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Caution — wet paint: Gallons of paint coat Route 1 at Prince William Pkwy after crash

Drivers in Woodbridge, Virginia, faced delays Wednesday on Route 1 at Prince William Parkway after a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer sent thousands of gallons of paint to splatter on the roadway.

The 10-vehicle crash included a tractor-trailer that was carrying the paint. The roadway was coated in light-blue paint, debris and other liquid in the roadway, according to Virginia’s Department of Transportation.

VDOT tweeted about the crash around 10 a.m., and then later warned that a hazmat team could be needed to clean the area.

With the cleanup finished, lanes reopened just before 3 p.m.

See the latest from the WTOP Traffic Center.

Metro and IndyCar team up for a busy weekend of Freedom 250 Grand Prix events

No, you weren't hallucinating Thursday morning — that was an IndyCar being pulled along the Metro tracks through a portion of D.C. It was part of a promotion between the Freedom 250 Grand Prix and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to remind people that the best way to navigate the expected huge crowds this weekend is to take Metro. "Even IndyCar knows the fastest way to get around is actually on Metro," said Randy Clarke, the transit agency's general manager and CEO. "We're really excited about this, and this car was a really kind of fun way to show a different way that people can see the Metro system, and we're having a little fun." The IndyCar, described as a work car that will not run in any of the races scheduled over the weekend, was fastened aboard a flat-bed train car and pulled along the yellow line, beginning at the King Street station up to the Mount Vernon station then back south to the L'Enfant Plaza station. Metro riders gawked at the multicolored, low-profile racecar as the train paused at L'Enfant for a photo op.
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