Lanes Back Open On Eastbound Side Of I-26 Near University Boulevard

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Lanes back open on eastbound side of I-26 near University Boulevard

by Matt Dillane

Thu, August 18, 2022 at 8:53 AMUpdated Thu, August 18, 2022 at 1:13 PMCrash blocks lanes on eastbound side of I-26 near University Boulevard (Photo: SCDOT)Comment on this story0CommentShare storyShare

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• Disaster_Accident
• environment
• Contraflow Lane Reversal
• Interstate 26 In South Carolina
• Interstate 64 In Virginia
• Road Traffic Management

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCIV) — Motorists experienced heavy traffic conditions due to a wreck along Interstate 26 on Thursday morning.

Around 8:20 a.m., the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) reported a crash had blocked all lanes on the eastbound side of the interstate at Exit 205.

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Cars were at a standstill as all lanes remained blocked for several hours.

Just before 11:30 a.m., South Carolina Highway Patrol said the lanes were back open.

ABC News 4 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

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