I-40 West Traffic Delayed After Orange County Wreck

Motorists are seeing major delays on I-40 westbound Friday afternoon due to an accident.

Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation first reported the wreck just after 2:30 Friday afternoon.

Delays were beginning around the Highway 86 interchange and were causing delays through Highway 54.

The wreck initially had one lane of I-40 westbound closed.

Photo via North Carolina Department of Transportation

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I-40 West Traffic Delayed After Orange County Wreck

Motorists are seeing major delays on I-40 westbound Friday afternoon due to an accident. Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation first reported the wreck just after 2:30 Friday afternoon. Delays were beginning around the Highway 86 interchange and were causing delays through Highway 54. The wreck initially had one lane of I-40 westbound […]

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