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Charlotte traffic: Wreck closes two I-77 lanes near LaSalle Street

A wreck has closed two of the four lanes on Interstate 77 southbound near LaSalle Street, Exit 12, in Charlotte.

The wreck happened just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The ramp and right and right center lanes are blocked.

Emergency crews, meanwhile, are at a wreck where an entrapment has been reported on West Rocky River Road at North Tryon Street.

The wreck happened about 8:30 a.m. No further details were immediately available.

In other traffic news, the 5700 block of Old Pineville Road between Griffith Street and Grover Road will close at 9 a.m. Tuesday for emergency railroad repairs. The road is scheduled to reopen at 2 p.m.

Motorists should detour using Archdale Drive, South Boulevard and Tyvola Road.

Access to residences and businesses will be maintained. CATS Route No. 591 will be affected.

Marusak: 704-358-5067;

Twitter: @jmarusak

This story was originally published May 5, 2015 at 6:15 AM with the headline "Charlotte traffic: Wreck closes two I-77 lanes near LaSalle Street."

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