Crash near Belmont Abbey closes southbound I-85


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Boy, you have me word there from me, I thought you could tell me it overturned. (name withheld), I have that on his speometer here in about a week or two. Hey, (name withheld), KC5JOQ. Oh, hello. Hey, I looked and it says that there was a crash. Just before exit 26 along southbound 85 near Belmont Abbey College, and it's going to be closed. It will not full reopen until 5. I'm just over this. We're like just, it's been gridlock. It says as of 225 p.m. southbound traffic is backed up to 485 in Charlotte. That is correct. That's what Google Maps shows. Google Map shows two accidents there, right at the strip. Looks like right at the Belmont Abbey. Well, there's, yeah, there's a couple. There's one down. It's bad. It's back all the way up to 485 and then all the traffic has filled over to Franklin. And Franklin is backed up all the way from, geez, what is that? That's the Lowe's area all the way to 485.
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Location mentioned:
Near Belmont Mt Holly Rd, Belmont, NC 28012
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