A giant 50+ foot slab just fell off of a tractor-trailer onto 277 inbound ramp between Wilkinson Blvd and I-77.
Thankfully no vehicles were hit by the slab, but the accident has completely halted traffic onto or off of the on-ramp. Police are now on the scene rerouting traffic.
CMPD just announced that they’ll be bringing in some heavy equipment to remove the slab. At this point, they aren’t sure how long it might take to remove the slab and allow traffic to return to normal.
Wilkinson Update: Tractor trailer lost concrete slab. Road will be closed inbound for several more hours. Delays are expected. pic.twitter.com/1I1ig7CWx1
— CMPD News (@CMPD) January 19, 2017
WSOC’s helicopter got some overhead shots of the slab accident and posted it to their Facebook page:
UPDATE: 1/19/2017 4:52pm
The massive concrete slab has been removed and traffic has now resumed back to normal (albeit ‘rush-hour’ normal).
Wilkinson Blvd Traffic Update: All travel lanes have been reopened.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) January 19, 2017