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Charlotte traffic: Overturned tractor-trailer closes I-85 North ramp to I-77

The intersection of CPCC Lane and Campus Ridge Road in Matthews will remain closed until at least 10 a.m. Friday as firefighters remain at a vacant house gutted by an early morning fire, town officials said.
The intersection of CPCC Lane and Campus Ridge Road in Matthews will remain closed until at least 10 a.m. Friday as firefighters remain at a vacant house gutted by an early morning fire, town officials said. Matthews Fire & EMS

The Interstate 85 North ramp to I-77 is closed until 1 p.m. Friday because of an overturned tractor-trailer, state highway officials said.

The truck overturned about 10:20 a.m. Friday, Capt. Jackie Gilmore of the Charlotte Fire Department said.

In Matthews, the intersection of CPCC Lane and Campus Ridge Road in Matthews reopened about 9 a.m. Friday after an early morning fire.

Matthews Fire & EMS responded to the fire about 5:30 a.m. No one was injured.

The intersection stayed closed as firefighters tended to the fire and the fire marshal completed an investigation into the cause, officials said.

In Cornelius, rail repair work will keep N.C. 115 closed until 7 p.m. Friday from north of Bailey Road to just south of Meadow Crossing Lane.

Norfolk Southern hoped to open the road for the evening commute, but the extent of work was more than expected, according to the state Department of Transportation.

Detours are in place:

Northbound drivers take N.C. 73/Sam Furr Road to U.S. 21/Statesville Road to Catawba Avenue and back to N.C. 115.

Southbound drivers go in the opposite direction. Local traffic still has access to Bailey and Washam Potts roads.

Joe Marusak: 704-358-5067, @jmarusak

This story was originally published June 17, 2016 at 6:55 AM with the headline "Charlotte traffic: Overturned tractor-trailer closes I-85 North ramp to I-77."

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