A tractor-trailer fire closed Interstate 485 near Rocky River Road in northeast Charlotte late Friday afternoon, Charlotte Fire Department officials said.
“Find an alternate route,” fire officials said on social media. “Significant delays in the area, and please use extreme caution around emergency vehicles.”
The outer loop closed around 4:45 p.m. and is expected to open by 6:45 p.m., according to DriveNC.gov, the state Department of Transportation real-time road closings map…