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Flooding shuts down I-95 in Johnston County
The aftermath of Thursday's storms and flooding is still disrupting traffic patterns along I-95. Currently, all lanes are closed at I-95 northbound near Smithfield at Exit 102.
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The aftermath of Thursday's storms and flooding is still disrupting traffic patterns along I-95. Currently, all lanes are closed at I-95 northbound near Smithfield at Exit 102.
BARNETT AND LYTTON COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL ALL SWITCH TO ONLINE CLASSES FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF TOMORROW PERIOD >> TODAY'S STORM STILL DISRUPTING TRAFFIC ON I-95. CURRENTLY ALL LANES ARE CLOSED ON 95 NORTH NEAR SMITHFIELD PERIOD THAT STRETCH WON'T REOPEN UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT. JULIAN GRACE IS JOINING US LIVE TONIGHT, WHAT A MESS ON ONE OF THE BUSIEST INTERSTATES ON THE COUNTRY. >> Reporter: IT HAS BEEN A BIG MESS, DRIVER AFTER DRYER BEING DETOURED OFF OF I-95 HERE AS CRUISE WORK AWAY TRYING TO REPAIR THE ROAD TO >> Reporter: WE GOT IN LINE AND IT WAS STOP AND GO AS WE TRIED TO DRIVE UP I-95 AND WE WERE NOT ALONE PERIOD CAN WE MAKE IT HOME TONIGHT PLAN A SAFER AND BETTER ROUTE TOOK >> Reporter: DRIVERS WERE FORCED INTO THIS DETOUR AFTER HEAVY RAINS COVERED PARTS OF THE LANDSCAPE, AND ELEVATED A PIECE OF THE INTERSTATE. >> THAT'S CRAZY, THERE ARE SOME PONDS OVER HERE, COME UP ON A BACK ROAD AND OFF LEVEL, >> CREWS WILL WORK TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT IT COULD TAKE SOME TIME, THE STRETCH IS NOT OPEN UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING AT 5:00 RIGHT IN TIME FOR RUSH HOUR. >> IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE COME FROM 95 TO GET TO 70 TO GET TO AND FROM WORK. >> THIS ROAD IN MIDDLETOWN GETS US TO ENTER WITHOUT TRAFFIC, SO IT'S PRETTY IMPORTANT. >> THAT DETOUR YOU SEE THERE WILL TAKE YOU TO McKINLEY, HERE IS WHY THAT DETOUR IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE'VE BEEN DRIVING AROUND THIS AREA, THROUGH CERTAIN AREAS AND THERE IS NO STREETLIGHTS, THAT IS WHY IT IS IMPERATIVE TO FOLLOW THE DETOURS.