CHARLOTTE — Eastway Drive has reopened at Central Avenue after a utility issue shut down the east Charlotte intersection through Wednesday’s morning rush.
According to Duke Energy, a power outage that started around 3:15 p.m. Tuesday caused hundreds of homes to lose electricity. Officials say the outage was caused by fallen tree limbs damaging Duke Energy equipment.
ALERT: NB Eastway Dr. is BLOCKED at Central Ave. due to utility work from yesterday afternoon. @DukeEnergy is reporting 457 outages due to "fallen trees/limbs damaging our equipment." Total restoration time is noon. #clt #cltraffic #clttraffic pic.twitter.com/XKDO6wl5bf
— Traffic Team 9 (@TrafficTeam9) July 22, 2026
The intersection was limited to right turns only, meaning there was no through traffic across the roads. Around 7:30 a.m., officers began to direct traffic through the intersection to keep up with the morning commute.
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It fully reopened Wednesday afternoon.
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