Charlotte, NC Traffic and Accidents

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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 5 hours ago

  NCDOT_I77

  https://t.co/3pyC0FLr0I, I-77, North, MM 15, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lanes Closed.

• 8 hours ago

  NCDOT_I77

  https://t.co/X4IiT2kkOw, I-77, Both, MM 11, In Charlotte, Night Time Maintenance, Moving Closure.

• 8 hours ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/SMMkOJCZL0, I-85, North, MM 39, Near Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

• 9 hours ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/qcRWT4KPrS, I-85, South, MM 39, Near Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

• 9 hours ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/qcRWT4KPrS, I-85, South, MM 39, Near Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lane Closed.

• 9 hours ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/SMMkOJCZL0, I-85, North, MM 39, Near Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lane Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I77

  https://t.co/Y9Qmfucbgx, I-77, North, MM 9, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I77

  https://t.co/Y9Qmfucbgx, I-77, North, MM 9, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lanes Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/YImfK5KonQ, I-85, South, MM 40, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Shoulder Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/YImfK5KonQ, I-85, South, MM 40, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• Piney Top Dr Road is closed from Byrum Dr to West Blvd.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Piney Top Dr Road is closed from West Blvd to Byrum Dr.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• High Ridge Rd Road is closed from Bittersweet Ln to Providence Rd.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Piney Top Dr Road is closed from West Blvd to Byrum Dr.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• High Ridge Rd Road is closed from Bee Tree Cir to Providence Rd.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• High Ridge Rd Road is closed from Lancelot Dr to Providence Rd / Greyson Ridge Dr.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• High Ridge Rd Road is closed from Bee Tree Cir to Providence Rd / Greyson Ridge Dr.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• Piney Top Dr Road is closed from Byrum Dr to West Blvd.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

• NC-160 / West Blvd Road is closed from Yorkmont Rd (West Blvd/Paul Brown Blvd/NC-160) to B

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Downfield Wood Dr Road is closed from Redstart Ct to Tupelo Ln.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Moderate

Charlotte NC News Reports

• Fatal North Carolina mobile home fire was sparked by space heater: CFD

  • North Carolina
  • -us-501

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 22, 2025 07:51am
  The Charlotte Fire Department says they were called to the fire at 4:10 a.m. on Feb. 21, stating that a mobile home in the 3500 block of Scott Futrell Drive was on fire. This is parallel to Interstate 85 and near Billy Graham Parkway. Crews arrived t Read More

• Ice coats Charlotte area roads, causes wrecks and closures as snow blankets region

  • North Carolina
  • Route 73

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 20, 2025 07:38am
  73

  Huntersville firefighters closed N.C. 73 near Duke Energy's McGuire Nuclear Station to free a person from a multi-vehicle crash. Read More

• Snow begins falling in North Carolina. Here's when wintry mix arrives in Charlotte.

  • North Carolina
  • Davidson Hwy

  • source: Bing
  • 6 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

• 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

• Police: Pedestrian killed in southeast Charlotte crash

  • North Carolina
  • Monroe Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 4 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

• 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

• 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

• Charlotte firefighters head to Kentucky, face historic flooding

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte

  • source: Bing / WSOC Charlotte on MSN
  • 13 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

• North Charlotte interstate leaves four injured, 3 lanes closed

  • North Carolina
  • I-85 Near Paw Creek

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 15, 2025 4:25pm
  85

  Three lanes wereclosed 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 marker 41 ... Read More

• Crash on North Charlotte interstate leaves four injured, 3 lanes closed

  • North Carolina
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Feb 15, 2025 2:25pm
  85

  CHARLOTTE - Three lanes were 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

• NC lawmaker proposes stretch of US 74 to be future interstate

  • North Carolina
  • Walkertown
  • I-74

  • source: Bing
  • 4 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

• NC Congressman introduces bill to dedicate part of US-74 as a future interstate

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte
  • I-85

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 14, 2025 3:43pm
  85

  Moore's office said the future interstate designation will allow the North Carolina Department of Transportation to place signs along US-74, which runs through Polk, Rutherford, Cleveland and Gaston ... Read More

• Crash off I-485 in northeast Charlotte causes serious injury, lanes closed

  • North Carolina
  • I-485

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Feb 13, 2025 3:38pm
  485

  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - Emergency crews are on scene of a car accident Thursday evening near the on-ramp from North Tryon Street onto Interstate 485. According to N.C. Department of ... Read More

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Man shot by police after presenting 'imminent deadly threat' in south Charlotte, officers say

  • North Carolina
  • South Blvd

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Feb 11, 2025 03:35am
  When the vehicle pulled over [on South Boulevard], the subject did exit the vehicle and at that time officers perceived an imminent deadly threat,'? a department spokesperson ... Read More

• 'Deadly threat' during south Charlotte traffic stop ends with driver shot, CMPD says

  • North Carolina
  • South Blvd

  • source: Bing
  • 0 view
  • Feb 11, 2025 02:31am
  An early morning traffic stop along South Boulevard turned into an officer-involved shooting when police '?perceived an imminent deadly threat,'? Charlotte-Mecklenburg police say. The driver remains ... Read More

• 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