Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 20 hours ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/psSG1UYIUb, I-85, South, MM 36, In Charlotte, Night Time Maintenance, Lanes Closed.

• 23 hours ago

  NCDOT_I77

  https://t.co/KyqWGjVaGm, I-77, South, MM 10, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

• 23 hours ago

  NCDOT_I77

  https://t.co/KyqWGjVaGm, I-77, South, MM 10, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lane Closed.

• 23 hours ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/jiSujbUk02, I-85, South, MM 30, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

• 23 hours ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/Ymtq2JqdWr, I-85, South, MM 30, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/Ymtq2JqdWr, I-85, South, MM 30, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Shoulder Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/jiSujbUk02, I-85, South, MM 30, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Shoulder Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/jiSujbUk02, I-85, South, MM 30, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lane Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/Ymtq2JqdWr, I-85, South, MM 30, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lane Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I85

  https://t.co/Ymtq2JqdWr, I-85, South, MM 30, In Charlotte, Vehicle Crash, Lanes Closed.

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• NC-160 / West Blvd Road is closed from Byrum Dr (West Blvd/Paul Brown Blvd/NC-160) to York

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous

• The right lane Road is closed after Exit 47 (Lawyers Road).

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Smith Corners Blvd Road is closed at Statesville Rd.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• The right lane Road is closed past Exit  67 (I-77 ).

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• Goldstaff Ln Road is closed from Silver Arrow Dr to E Arrowood Rd / Kings Creek Dr.

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

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

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Stationary traffic on I-485 S from Lawyers Rd/Exit 47 (I-485) to Idlewild Rd/Exit 49 (I-48

  TYPE: Accident Serious

• W.W.T. Harris Blvd Road is closed from W W.T. Harris Blvd to W W.T. Harris Blvd / Grand Te

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Miscellaneous Serious

• Boyer St Road is closed from Billy Graham Pkwy to US-74/US-29/Wilkinson Blvd (Charlotte) (

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

• Boyer St Road is closed from US-74/US-29/Wilkinson Blvd (Charlotte) (East) to Billy Graham

  Road Closed

  TYPE: Construction Serious

S Charlotte NC News Reports

• State Police seize drugs, over $1 million in Port Allen traffic stop; North Carolina man arrested

  • North Carolina
  • -us-501

  • source: Bing
  • 3 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

• Photos: Truck overturns in 2-car crash, shuts down multiple lanes of busy Charlotte road

  • North Carolina
  • Wilkinson Blvd

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • 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

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

  • North Carolina
  • I-485

  • source: Bing
  • 10 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

• DRIVE Summit celebrates legacy of Black education and announces new fellowship for educators of color

  • North Carolina
  • Sunset Dr

  • source: Bing
  • 10 views
  • Feb 11, 2025 2:30pm
  The DRIVE summit hosted by the Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity honored the legacy of Dr. Charlotte Hawkins Brown. Read More

• Man making video game based on infamously hectic interstate exit in North Carolina

  • North Carolina
  • I-277

  • source: Bing
  • 8 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
  • 6 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

• CMPD shoots suspect during traffic stop in south Charlotte

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte

  • source: Bing / WSOC-TV Channel 9
  • 11 views
  • Feb 11, 2025 03:19am
  CHARLOTTE - An officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department shot a suspect early Tuesday morning. It happened around 2 a.m. near a QuikTrip on South Boulevard near East Arrowood Road, CMPD ... Read More

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

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte

  • source: Bing / Charlotte Observer on MSN
  • 9 views
  • 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

• Lane reopens on Tyvola Road

  • North Carolina
  • Tyvola Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 2:11pm
  Traffic was impacted by a lane closure on Tyvola Road in Charlotte on Monday. Duke Energy closed a lane on Tyvola Road south at South Boulevard. Crews were replacing a utility pole that was damaged in ... Read More

• Charlotte man makes video game inspired by I-277 Exit 3A

  • North Carolina
  • I-277

  • source: Bing
  • 6 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

• Crews to begin widening one of the Charlotte area's worst congested roads, NCDOT says

  • North Carolina
  • Route 150

  • source: Bing
  • 7 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 07:55am
  150

  Work is scheduled to begin Monday on the long-awaited widening of one of the Charlotte area's worst congested roads, N.C. 150 near and on Lake Norman, state highway officials said Friday. The work ... Read More

• Lane closed on Tyvola Road

  • North Carolina
  • Tyvola Rd

  • source: Bing
  • 6 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 06:56am
  Expect traffic impacts from a lane closure on Tyvola Road in Charlotte on Monday. Duke Energy has closed a lane on Tyvola Road south at South Boulevard. Crews are replacing a utility pole that was ... Read More

• Charlotte's Exit 3A is so bad it's now a video game. Will it ever get better? | Opinion

  • North Carolina
  • I-277

  • source: Bing
  • 8 views
  • Feb 10, 2025 02:00am
  277

  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

• Charlotte man gets 25 years after fentanyl discovered in Jeep in I-95 crash

  • North Carolina
  • I-95

  • source: Bing
  • 7 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

• Body of flight attendant killed in DC midair collision escorted back to North Carolina

  • North Carolina
  • Charlotte

  • source: Bing / WTVD
  • 9 views
  • Feb 08, 2025 8:42pm
  Elder was among 67 others who were killed in the collision between American Airlines Flight 5342 and an Army Black Hawk helicopter on Jan. 29. Read More

• Crews to begin widening one of the Charlotte area's worst congested roads, NCDOT says

  • North Carolina
  • Hwy 150

  • source: Bing
  • 3 views
  • Feb 08, 2025 08:45am
  Work is scheduled to begin Monday on the long-awaited widening of one of the Charlotte area's worst congested roads, N.C. 150 near and on Lake Norman, state highway officials said Friday. The work ... Read More

• One dead, four injured in I-85 crash

  • North Carolina
  • Hwy-85

  • source: Bing
  • 29 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

• One dead, four others hurt in crash on I-85 in northeast Charlotte

  • North Carolina
  • Statesville Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 2 views
  • Feb 08, 2025 04:17am
  One person is dead and four others are seriously hurt after a crash early Saturday morning on Interstate 85 in northeast Charlotte. The crash was first reported around 3 a.m., shutting down all ... Read More

• Fatal crash on I-85 in Charlotte leaves one dead, four injured

  • North Carolina
  • US 85

  • source: Bing
  • 46 views
  • Feb 08, 2025 02:22am
  85

  One person is dead and four others are seriously injured after a major crash shut down Interstate 85 northbound in Charlotte early Saturday morning, according to Medic. The crash happened around 3:20 ... Read More