UPDATE: Part of I-85 reopens after crash near Mecklenburg/Gaston Co line

CHARLOTTE, NC – A crash closed part of I-85 north at the Mecklenburg/Gaston County line Thursday afternoon.

The NC DOT says the crash happened around 12:20 p.m. near Exit 29 for Same Wilson Road.

The road reopened just before 3 p.m.

There’s no information on what caused the crash or if there were any injuries.

Drivers were told to take Exit 27 (NC273), then turn left on US 29/US 74 East, and left on Sam Wilson Rd to I-85 North as an alternate route.