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All eastbound lanes of Interstate 540 were closed
near Louisburg Road after a crash on Wednesday.
It is unclear what caused the crash or if there
were any injuries, but the interstate has since reopened.
WRAL News has reached out to authorities to learn
more.
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Stretches of I-540 have opened up again after officials extinguished several brush fires.
The highway was fully open again as of 5:23 p.m. on Saturday, Raleigh police Capt. Charles Penny told The News & Observer. The cause of the fires — which were burning simultaneously in several locations along the highway — remains unclear. No injuries were reported.
The city of Raleigh sent out a traffic alert around 4:30 p.m. that all lanes of I-540 at Capital Boulevard were closed while the Raleigh Police and Fire Departments extinguished the fires. The fires stretched between Triangle Town Boulevard and Leesville Road.
This story was originally published October 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM.
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