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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces Update on I-40 Recovery as FHWA Fast-Tracks Mineral Access for North Carolina ... which are just 1 to 3 miles away from the construction site, were originally expected to be sourced from 20 to 50 miles away – increasing project costs and slowing the rebuild effort. ... This accelerated ...

Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday.

I-40 is a major thoroughfare through the Southern Appalachian Mountains. The stretch of I-40 in North Carolina that was damaged by Helene supports about 7,610 trucks daily and a total average ...

When the stretch of I-40 does eventually reopen, traffic is expected to be reduced to one lane in each direction. I-40 is one of 190 roadways that remain closed in the wake of Hurricane Helene. In Asheville, some routes, such as Swannanoa River Road near Biltmore Village, do not have a timeline for reopening.

The anticipated speed limit for the reopened road is 40 miles per hour, and the area will remain a construction zone. Sevier County woman still missing after 2010 house fire

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 GPS devices and mobile phone apps suggesting they can take an exit in the gorge. ... (Construction Manager/General Contractor) contract for the ...

A contract has been awarded to Wright Brothers Construction to stabilize the westbound lanes of the highway. Here's the timeframe. NCDOT Secretary Joey Hopkins shared a new update on Wednesday.

After 5 years of construction, I-40 widening project entering final stages Posted 2023-12-21T22:06:07+00:00 - Updated 2023-12-21T22:12:31+00:00 I-40 widening project will be done in summer 2024 ...

The federal government has approved $100 million in emergency funding for road restoration in North Carolina, but a timeline for when the highway will be fully reopened remains unclear.

Here are some tips and rules for drivers on the rebuilt stretch of Interstate 40: The speed limit is 35 mph. The road will be open the morning of March 1, but officials could not specify a time.

In addition, North Carolina Governor Josh Stein announced that two lanes of I-40 at the border will reopen on March 1 for reduced two-way traffic. It will remain a construction zone. It will ...

Unprecedented federal coordination delivers early win for I-40 rebuilding effort . WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced a major milestone in the Interstate-40 recovery efforts in North Carolina.The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) successfully cleared a number of legal barriers to allow the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) to acquire ...

NCDOT awarded a contract in October in which Ames Construction is serving as the prime contractor, RK&K as the designer and HNTB as the project manager for the permanent repairs. “We’re happy that we can open I-40 in a couple of weeks. That will help travel and commerce between North Carolina and Tennessee,” Hopkins said.

More than 600 roads have reopened in western North Carolina since Tropical Storm Helene flooded small mountain towns, but hundreds more remain closed including Interstate 40 near Tennessee. The North Carolina Department of Transportation has confirmed an $8 million contract with a construction firm that will begin initial repairs to I-40 westbound in the coming

Road Construction. North Carolina DOT Sets Reopening Date for I-40. Nov. 6, 2024. ... (NCDOT) announced that Interstate 40 will reopen with one lane in each direction by New Year’s Day. Hurricane Helene caused the Pigeon River to wash away major portions of the eastbound lanes, which left the interstate impassable in four sections. ...

The Orange County I-40 contract consists of 11 miles of road widening of I-40 from I-85 to the Durham County line with interchange modifications from four to six lanes (three lanes in each direction). ... The Lane Construction Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lane Industries, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Webuild U.S ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Work continues on a temporary fix to reopen Interstate 40 near the Tennessee line. Engineers for the project told News 13 it will be spring before the highway will ...

Construction on the Interstate 40 and Blue Ridge Road interchange has been pushed back again, this time to 2026. In March of this year, North Carolina Department of Transportation spokesperson David Uchiyama told Black Mountain News that construction on the project would begin in September 2025. On July 3, Uchiyama said construction will now start in June 2026.