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City shuts down intersection for emergency training exercise

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte is preparing to conduct a full-scale emergency training exercise.
 
Charlotte Department of Transportation, police, fire and several other agencies are at the intersection of Hawthorne Lane and Elizabeth Avenue.

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Officials are holding the training to increase their response time if there were to be an accident involving the CityLYNX Gold Line car.
 
The intersection was closed until noon.

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