A portion of I-40 was destroyed by Helene's torrential rainfall on Sept. 28. The road is reopening, but like much of western ...
Feb. 27, News 13 is previewing the reopening in Haywood County and speaking with project engineers and NCDOT officials.
One lane in each direction with narrow lanes and low speed limit Interstate 40 is set to open in a new temporary pattern with one lane in each direction in the Pigeon River Gorge. NCDOT Photo ...
BPR staff drove the newly-repaired road which was closed since Hurricane Helene washed parts of the road into the Pigeon ...
Drivers of standard 18-wheelers should note that while they will be allowed to travel on I-40 through the gorge, there are no alternate routes available for them beyond Exit 20 (U.S. 276) despite some ...
A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding collapsed portions of the road.
The road was initially scheduled to reopen by Jan. 1, 2025, but a new washout in December 2024 forced the road to remain ...