ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Department of Transportation crews had to shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 in Cabarrus County from exits 68 to 63 on Tuesday at 11:30 p.m. as they continued working on a widening project.
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The northbound lanes were shut down on Monday night and created backups for at least an hour after they reopened.
The southbound lanes reopened just after 5 a.m. on Wednesday.
The DOT instructed drivers to get off I-85 at exit 68 (U.S. Route 29), head south to Lane Street East and get back onto I-85 South at exit 63.
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