CHARLOTTE — A major south Charlotte road was closed for hours Friday morning, hours after a crash took down several power poles.
Crews worked throughout the night and into the morning to make repairs to multiple utility poles along Woodlawn Road, and the road was shut down between Nations Ford Crossing and Old Pineville Road.
ALERT: Multiple poles/lines down due to crash just after 10 last night. Woodlawn Rd. CLOSED between Nations Crossing and Old Pineville Rd. This isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Join us at 4:30 AM on @wsoctv for the very latest. #clt #clttraffic #cltraffic pic.twitter.com/6OrPqhoTFS
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) May 14, 2021
Just after 10 p.m. Thursday, a car slammed into the poles, knocking several of them down, according to police.
Nobody was hurt in the wreck but police said the road would be closed indefinitely until repairs were complete. The road was finally reopened around 8:15 a.m.
No major power outages associated with the crash were reported.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.
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