I-85 Coverage

NC highway named for Durham activist Dr. Andrea Harris

A segment of Interstate 85 on Friday was named for Dr. Andrea Harris, a trailblazer for small businesses in Durham and community activist.

Multiple crashes close roads around the Triangle during dangerous morning commute

Multiple crashes slow traffic to a crawl on I-40 W. Traffic at a 'stand still' near Rock Quarry Road exit; another crash near Avent Ferry Road.

Be careful: Multiple crashes on major highways in Triangle cause messy morning commute

Be careful on the roads this morning! Hazardous conditions like heavy rain, ponding water, localized flooding and gusty winds caused multiple crashes overnight and into Wednesday morning.

Brian Shrader & Lora Lavigne, WRAL anchor/reporter

Crash causes heavy delays on I-85 in Durham during morning commute

A crash caused heavy delays of up to an hour Wednesday morning on Interstate 85 South in Durham.

Crash causing heavy delays on I-85 near Club Blvd. in Durham

A crash is causing heavy delays Wednesday morning on Interstate 85 South in Durham.

Lanes reopen on I-85 South near Hillsborough after crash

A crash closed the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 near Hillsborough early Thursday morning, but all lanes have reopened.

Overturned tractor-trailer causes delays on I-85 ramp in Durham during morning commute

Both lanes were closed on the I-85 ramp as crews worked to clear an overturned tractor-trailer in Durham. Brian Shrader tells you how to avoid traffic.

Tractor-trailer overturns on I-85 ramp in Durham during Wednesday morning commute

An overturned tractor-trailer was causing major delays on the ramp from I-85 southbound onto I-885 in Durham during the Wednesday morning commute.

One dead after crash on I-85 in Granville County

One person was killed in an early morning crash on Interstate 85 in Granville County.

One person killed in multi-vehicle crash on I-85 in Granville County

One person died in an early morning crash Thursday on Interstate 85 in Granville County.

Durham man arrested after allegedly shooting man while driving on I-85

A man was arrested after allegedly shooting a man while driving down Interstate 85 in Durham Sunday afternoon.

Two crashes causing serious backups in Durham

Two crashes on I-885 and I-85 in Durham are causing major delays Wednesday morning.

I-85 South now open after crash involving 18-wheeler

Interstate 85 South was closed Saturday morning after a serious crash involving an 18-wheeler and two other vehicles.The crash happened after 2:30 a.m., when an18-wheeler ran off the road into an embankment and landed on its side near North Pointe Drive.

I-85 reopens after wrong-way driver collides with 18-wheeler

Interstate 85 South in Durham was closed Saturday morning after a serious crash involving an 18-wheeler and two other vehicles.

Crash closes I-85 South in Warren County near Virginia border

All lanes of Interstate 85 South were closed on Wednesday morning near the Virginia State line due to a crash.

All lanes of I-85 S reopen near Virginia state line after tractor-trailer crash

All of the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 have reopened after a tractor-trailer crash near the Virginia State line Wednesday morning.

Tractor trailers charred in crash near Virginia line, I-85 closed for hours

A tractor trailer was scorched Tuesday on Interstate 85 in Warren County, close to the Virginia state line.

Sky 5: Tractor trailer scorched in fire on I-85 near Virginia

A tractor trailer was scorched Tuesday on Interstate 85 in Warren County, close to the Virginia state line.

I-85 tractor-trailer fire closes southbound, northbound lanes near Butner

Traffic is backed up approximately three miles in the southbound lanes and two miles in the northbound lanes on Wednesday afternoon on I-85 near Butner.

Tractor-trailer fire leads to miles-long backups on I-85 near Butner

Both lanes of I-85 south and one lane of I-85 north are closed at mile marker 186 are closed after a tractor-trailer caught fire on Wednesday morning between Butner and Durham.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Sky 5 flies over tractor-trailer fire on I-85 near Butner

Sky 5 flies over a tractor-trailer fire along I-85 near Butner on Wednesday that's closed multiple lanes.

Part of I-85 North closed in Granville County due to tractor trailer fire

One lane of traffic was getting by as of 6 p.m. Thursday.

I-85 North reopens in Granville County after tractor trailer fire

The incident cleared around 6 p.m. Thursday, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol.

Leslie Moreno, WRAL reporter

Part of I-85 closed in Granville County

Part of Interstate 85 was shut down in Granville County on Thursday morning.

Autopsy: Driver who crashed tractor-trailer on I-85 was drunk

The autopsy of a truck driver killed on Interstate 85 in Orange County in September shows "acute intoxication" as a contributing cause to his death in a fiery crash.

Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer