Crash closes Interstate 85 lanes in Charlotte on Saturday. Traffic at standstill
Traffic was at a standstill on Interstate 85 in north Charlotte and southern Cabarrus County to near the Concord Mills mall exit in Concord after an accident Saturday afternoon, the state’s real-time traffic map showed.
“The 3 right lanes are closed on I-85 Northbound past Exit 48 in Mecklenburg County due to crash,” officials reported on DriveNC.gov just before 2:30 p.m.
The site does not indicate how long the congestion is expected to last, so it’s best to find another route.
Around 2:45 p.m., WCNC reported that police were letting drivers use the center-divide area to bypass the crash scene.
This is a developing story that will be updated.
Joe Marusak
The Charlotte Observer