Several lanes of I-85 North are closed after a trailer carrying bees just crashed near the Mecklenburg-Gaston County boarder. Three lanes are now blocked, causing traffic to be backed up over a mile.
Multiple NCDOT incident management units and a beekeeper were called to the scene.
I85N near Gaston / Meck. Co. line, scene not to clear til 7:15P. #WCCB #traffic #beekeeper #bees #cltnews #ncnews pic.twitter.com/tIeEZy47xz
— Morgan Fogarty (@MorganFogarty) June 7, 2016
Drivers heading into Gaston County should take an alternative route this evening.
The lanes aren’t expected to open until 7:15 p.m.
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