A large stretch of Interstate 95 in North Carolina remains closed due to Hurricane Matthew floodwater. Here are the latest traffic update as of Tuesday, 2:09 p.m. EST.
I-95 North is closed between Exit 13 (I-74) and Exit 22 (US-301), in Robeson County.
The road will remain closed in those locations until further notice. Motorists are advised to seek an alternate route and to follow the instructions of local law enforcement.
Travelers heading South on I-95 are advised to use the following detour:
Take Exit 138-B (US-64 West). Continue US-64 West to Exit 419, I-440 West/US-1 South to US-501 South, turn left onto US-501 South, continue on US-501 South to reaccess I-95.
Travelers heading North on I-95 from South Carolina are advised to take the following detour:
Take Exit 1 to US-501 North and continue to US-1 North, follow US-1 North to US-64 East continue on US-64 East to I-440 East to Exit 14 (US-64 East) and continue on US-64 East to reaccess I-95
via NCDOT
During a press conference on Monday, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory warned drivers to avoid the state if possible.
“To the national audience, if you are planning to come through North Carolina…we don’t recommend it at this point in time. You’re are going to be delayed and, frankly, our major priority is to get local traffic through for evacuations. And we will hold up traffic on 95 to give priority to people who need to evacuate neighborhoods at this point in time,” McCrory said.
McCrory urged drivers who do pass through the sate to stay off closed rounds and not to drive around barriers. The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation tweeted the following photo, as an example of a dangerous washed-out road.
Pearces Rd in Franklin Co. Good example of why it's dangerous to drive around barricades. Up top the road looks good, but washed out under pic.twitter.com/OJ3092mYjA
— NCDOT (@NCDOT) October 11, 2016
Transportation Secretary Nick Tennyson said, “While the storm has passed, many roads are still impassable, and conditions in some areas are worsening as floodwaters rise.”
For the latest road updates, you can check the North Carolina Department of Transportation Travel Information System.
