A section of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line has collapsed into the Pigeon River. WYFF's Jarrett McDaris reports.
No one was reportedly injured in the collapse zone, and transportation officials did not have an estimated restore timeframe. ... Interstate 40 is an important east-west thoroughfare that runs ...
A mudslide resulted in a partial collapse of the I-40 in North Carolina along the border line with Tennessee. Tennessee Department of Transportation and NCDOT are working together to assess the ...
Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene caused mudslides and debris on I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge between Tennessee and North Carolina. NCDOT said the closure could be weeks and advised motorists to avoid the area.
A mudslide on the North Carolina side resulted in a partial collapse of the I-40, NCDOT spokesperson Kelse Edwards said. Local Sports High School Huddle Scene Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.
The bend in the river in an I-40 stretch near the Tennessee line was at its banks Friday and early Saturday after Helene dumped more than 2 feet of rain on the mountains. Water from the river cut under parts of I-40 in areas that appeared normal from the surface. I-40 mudslide. Dozens of roads across western North Carolina remain closed after ...
NEWPORT, Tenn. (WSMV/WBIR) - Interstate 40 Eastbound is closed to all traffic at Mile Marker 432 in Cocke County due to catastrophic flooding in Tennessee and North Carolina, according to the ...
The French Broad River rose to 21.69 feet as of Friday evening, and the severe flooding prompted TDOT to close I-40 East just before the Newport exit. I-40 East is closed starting at MM 432.
The Tennessee Department of Transportation plans to move quickly with repairs to infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Helene, notably the collapsed potion of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North ...
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Flooding and mudslides shut down around 30 miles of I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina on Friday. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a mudslide shut down I-40 just outside of Asheville Friday afternoon.
Wet weather and the freeze-thaw cycle contributed to the new collapse. NCDOT spent at least $8.5 million to stabilize lanes with a soil-nail wall and other stabilization repairs, according to a ...
NCDOT: Helene floodwaters washed away eastbound lanes of I-40 in North Carolina near Tennessee. I-26 is also closed due to collapsed bridges.
When the road reopens, the stabilization project will allow vehicles to travel 40 mph on a single lane in each direction over a 9-mile stretch of the gorge between Tennessee and North Carolina.
NCDOT states that I-40 between Asheville, NC and Knoxville, Tenn. near the Tennessee state line is closed and is not expected to reopen until at least 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. Officials with NCDOT state that there are several pavement failures on I-40 within a four mile stretch from exit 4 to the Tennessee border.
According to Knox News, a mudslide precipitated a partial collapse of I-40 near the Pigeon River Gorge. Officials have closed the interstate in both directions, with I-40 East shut down from Mile ...
The stunning damage to Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge makes it impossible to create a timeline for its reopening, given engineers are still figuring out the best way to fix it. The Pigeon River scoured away the mountainside that held up the roadbed. Now that roadbed is gone, collapsing out from under the interstate.
WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — 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, partially restoring the major travel connection with eastern Tennessee.. The state Department of Transportation said the 20-mile (32-kilometer) section on the North Carolina ...
The collapse took place about 3 miles from the Tennessee line. ... I-40 will be narrowed to one lane in each direction for nine miles — five in North Carolina and four in Tennessee, which also ...
Dec. 20—A new chunk of Interstate 40 crumbled into the Pigeon River this week, dealing a blow to the anticipated reopening of one lane in each direction in January on the Haywood County route to ...
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