Key portion of North Carolina’s I-40 partially reopens after Helene damage
Parts of Interstate 40 in North Carolina were washed away in Hurricane Helene, but it has reopened in a limited scope after months of rebuilding.
Interstate 40 now a 2-lane highway at North Carolina-Tennesee border
A stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee has reopened more than five months after damage from ...
NCDOT draft 10-year plan cuts funding for several major road projects in Buncombe, MPO says
Funding cuts for several major Buncombe County road projects are proposed in the NCDOT draft 10-year plan, according to the ...
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Crews continue to battle wildfires across all 4 NC National Forests
On Saturday night, the North Carolina Forest Service reported nearly a dozen fires across all four forests of the National Forests in North Carolina.
Five months later, NC to Tennessee connection is open, with limits
After about a billion dollars and five months of work, a single lane in each direction is open on Interstate 40 over the Pigeon River Gorge.
I-40 reopened to traffic in North Carolina, letting vehicles cross major corridor months after Helene
A route that takes drivers between Tennessee and North Carolina has reopened to traffic, months after Hurricane Helene ...
Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery
Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 ...
I-40 reopens in Haywood County after 5-month closure from hurricane damage
The reopened segment of the highway will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the Pigeon River Gorge. This ...
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Interstate 40 To Reopen In Western N.C.
Interstate 40 is scheduled to open to traffic today (March 1) for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon ...
Buckle up, buttercups: Gorge is open but it's a wild ride
Last year, my rookie year as a raft guide on the Pigeon, I made the drive from Maggie Valley through the Pigeon River Gorge to the Tennessee border four times a week. As most of us know, it's a ...