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Current US 521 Charlotte North Carolina Traffic Conditions
DOT Accident and Construction Reports
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Road ClosedBoyer St Road is closed from US-74/US-29/Wilkinson Blvd (Charlotte) (East) to Billy Graham TYPE: Construction Serious
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Road ClosedBoyer St Road is closed from Billy Graham Pkwy to US-74/US-29/Wilkinson Blvd (Charlotte) ( TYPE: Construction Serious
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Road ClosedNC-160 / West Blvd Road is closed from Yorkmont Rd (West Blvd/Paul Brown Blvd/NC-160) to B TYPE: Construction Serious
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TYPE: Construction Moderate
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TYPE: Construction Moderate
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TYPE: Accident Serious
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TYPE: Construction Serious
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TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious
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TYPE: Construction Serious
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Road ClosedMackinnon Dr Road is closed from Moores Chapel Rd / Bellastead Dr to Township 12 Paw Creek TYPE: Construction Serious
US 521 Charlotte NC News Reports
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Snow begins falling in North Carolina. Here's when wintry mix arrives in Charlotte.
- North Carolina
- Davidson Hwy
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Feb 19, 2025 07:22am
Snow showers from a wintry-mix storm spread Wednesday morning along the Interstate 40 corridor north and northwest of Charlotte and in the Carolinas mountains, according to the National Weather ... Read More
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North Carolina lawmakers consider raising max speed limit on interstates
- North Carolina
- Charlotte
- source: Bing / WGHP-TV Greensboro on MSN
- 12 views
- Feb 18, 2025 04:47am
A study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found an 8.5% increase in traffic deaths for every five miles per hour added to the speed limit. Read More
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Police: Pedestrian killed in southeast Charlotte crash
- North Carolina
- Monroe Rd
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Feb 17, 2025 12:49pm
A woman died Sunday night following a crash involving a Dodge Charger in southeast Charlotte. The crash was reported to police shortly after 9 p.m. Feb. 16 on Monroe Road, close to Lidl. Read More
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Albemarle Road closed in east Charlotte
- North Carolina
- 6909 Albemarle Rd
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Feb 17, 2025 10:24am
Albemarle Road is closed in both directions near Central Avenue, according to the Charlotte Police Department. Power lines have fallen on the roadway, according to CMPD. Drivers can use Central Avenue ... Read More
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MEDIC: Person hit, killed in southeast Charlotte
- North Carolina
- Sardis Rd
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Feb 17, 2025 03:27am
A person was hit and killed by a driver in southeast Charlotte Sunday night, according to MEDIC. The crash happened around 9 p.m. along Monroe Road, just north of Sardis Road, MEDIC said. One patient ... Read More
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Charlotte firefighters head to Kentucky, face historic flooding
- North Carolina
- Charlotte
- source: Bing / WSOC Charlotte on MSN
- 10 views
- Feb 16, 2025 5:22pm
CHARLOTTE - North Carolina Task Force Three deployed 21 Charlotte firefighters to assist with flood rescues in southeastern Kentucky on Sunday morning. Read More
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North Charlotte interstate leaves four injured, 3 lanes closed
- North Carolina
- I-85 Near Faith
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Feb 15, 2025 3:17pm
85 CHARLOTTE - Three lanes are closed on Interstate 85 after a crash left four with serious injuries, according to MEDIC. Medic and North Carolina State Highway Patrol responded to a crash on I-85 mile ... Read More
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State Police seize drugs, over $1 million in Port Allen traffic stop; North Carolina man arrested
- North Carolina
- -us-501
- source: Bing
- 8 views
- Feb 15, 2025 12:22pm
The traffic stop ultimately resulted in the seizure of approximately $1.1 million in U.S. currency, 183 pounds of marijuana, 7 grams of cocaine, and the arrest of 29-year-old Lenny Collado of Charlotte, Read More
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NC lawmaker proposes stretch of US 74 to be future interstate
- North Carolina
- Walkertown
- I-74
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Feb 14, 2025 4:23pm
74 CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Former North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore says he's pushing to get a stretch of U.S. 74 designated as a future interstate highway. Moore, who now serves as the Republican ... Read More
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Photos: Truck overturns in 2-car crash, shuts down multiple lanes of busy Charlotte road
- North Carolina
- Wilkinson Blvd
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Feb 14, 2025 2:52pm
A two-car crash caused a truck to overturn Thursday morning, shutting down multiple lanes of a busy Charlotte road. The wreck happened on Thursday, Feb. 13, around 8:45 a.m. along Wilkinson Boulevard ... Read More
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Crash off I-485 in northeast Charlotte causes serious injury, lanes closed
- North Carolina
- I-485
- source: Bing
- 13 views
- Feb 13, 2025 3:38pm
485 According to N.C. Department of Transportation, two lanes of I-485 Outer are closed, causing traffic delays on I-485 Outer approaching North Tryon (Exit 31). Medic officials reported one person was ... Read More
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Photos: Truck overturns in 2-car crash, shuts down multiple lanes of busy Charlotte road
- North Carolina
- Wilkinson Blvd
- source: Bing
- 10 views
- Feb 13, 2025 07:41am
A two-car crash caused a truck to overturn Thursday morning, shutting down multiple lanes of a busy Charlotte road. The wreck happened on Thursday, Feb. 13, around 8:45 a.m. along Wilkinson Boulevard ... Read More
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Man making video game based on infamously hectic interstate exit in North Carolina
- North Carolina
- I-277
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Feb 11, 2025 04:59am
277 Behind the wheel, navigating a stretch of I-277 in Charlotte can be a trip. At Exit 3A, motorists are forced to maneuver in a hurry. '?That danger is kind of exciting, too,'? says Mike Ramirez of ... Read More
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CMPD shoots man during traffic stop in south Charlotte
- North Carolina
- E Arrowood Rd
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Feb 11, 2025 03:37am
Channel 9 saw about a dozen CMPD cars still scattered in and around the parking lot. CMPD said officers found a gun on scene and they believe it be ... Read More
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Charlotte man makes video game inspired by I-277 Exit 3A
- North Carolina
- I-277
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Feb 10, 2025 1:53pm
277 The exit's reputation stems from its challenging design, where vehicles exiting I-277 must cross three lanes of traffic while cars on 12th Street simultaneously cross those same l ... Read More
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Charlotte's Exit 3A is so bad it's now a video game. Will it ever get better? | Opinion
- North Carolina
- Davidson Highway
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Feb 10, 2025 02:00am
As Charlotte continues to grow, it may very well get worse. Right now, the average daily traffic is 7,900 vehicles, or more than 2.8 million vehicles per year, according to an N.C. Department of ... Read More
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Charlotte man gets 25 years after fentanyl discovered in Jeep in I-95 crash
- North Carolina
- I-95
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Feb 09, 2025 08:01am
95 A North Carolina man who crashed on Interstate 95 in Virginia with more than 4,500 baggies of fentanyl in his Jeep will spend 25 years in prison. Jaron James Starkey, 35, of Charlotte, was involved in ... Read More
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NC family not giving up finding 9-year-old Asha Degree who disappeared in 2000: 'I have hope'
- North Carolina
- Old Charlotte Hwy
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Feb 09, 2025 07:23am
SHELBY, N.C. (WTVD) -- It has been 25 years since 9-year-old Asha Degree went missing in the Shelby area which is near Charlotte, North Carolina ... seen walking along Highway 18, away from ... Read More
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One dead, four injured in I-85 crash
- North Carolina
- Hwy-85
- source: Bing
- 30 views
- Feb 08, 2025 05:01am
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - One person died and four others were injured in a car crash on I-85 early Saturday morning. It happened around 3:30 a.m. in the northbound I-85 lanes near Exit 40. Read More