Two lanes closed on I-85 South after crash in Guilford County
Crashes on I-85 South shut down lanes near US 29 and Exit 132, leaving Guilford EMS at one wreck with three ambulances, two transports and serious injuries.
Two lanes were closed on Interstate 85 South in Guilford County after a crash, adding another slowdown on a corridor that had already been hit by a separate wreck near Greensboro. The closures reduced capacity on one of the county’s busiest travel routes and left morning commuters in the Piedmont Triad facing delays.
A separate crash Saturday afternoon shut the three right lanes of I-85 South near Exit 132 at Mount Hope Church Road, according to DriveNC. Guilford EMS responded with three ambulances and a supervisor, and two patients were transported from the scene. That crash involved serious injuries.
A WXII 12 News social post also said morning commuters in the Triad were experiencing delays from a crash on I-85 South near US 29 in Guilford County on Friday morning. Taken together, the incidents showed how quickly the Greensboro-area stretch of I-85 can lose lane capacity when a wreck blocks part of the roadway.
The trouble points were concentrated along the same southbound corridor, from US 29 to Mount Hope Church Road, a section that carries steady commuter traffic through Guilford County and toward Greensboro. With three right lanes blocked near Exit 132 in one incident and two lanes closed in another, drivers were left with fewer options on a route where even a single crash can cause backups.
For people moving through the area during the morning rush or on a weekend afternoon, the impact was immediate: slower travel, longer trips and a tighter squeeze on one of the region’s main interstate connections. The repeated closures on I-85 South underscored how vulnerable the corridor is when a crash happens near the Greensboro exits.
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