Expect heavy traffic delays around Charlotte Thursday during VP Kamala Harris visit

CHARLOTTE ( QUEEN CITY NEWS ) — Expect heavy traffic delays on Thursday around the Bojangles Coliseum as Vice President Kamala Harris visits Charlotte, CMPD announced.

The vice president will be in the Queen City on Thursday, Sept. 12, for a planned campaign visit. Authorities said to expect heavy traffic around the Bojangles Coliseum from morning through early evening due to Thursday’s VP visit.

CMPD said intermittent road closures at varying times will occur across multiple highways and local roadways starting at 2 p.m. Thursday including:

• Interstate 77 and E. Independence Blvd. between I-277 and Eastway Drive
• Around Charlotte Douglas International Airport

CMPD said traffic delays are anticipated around the CLT airport from 2:30 p.m. through 7 p.m. on Thursday. They’re asking drivers to “please seek alternate routes if you must travel during these times on Thursday.”

Vice President Harris’ visit to Charlotte, North Carolina, this week comes just days after the debate with former President Trump in Pennsylvania.

The two squared off in a high-stakes first debate in Philadelphia on Tuesday as the polls show the rivals neck-and-neck ahead of November. Five takeaways from the debate here.

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