Helene temporarily closed or damaged thousands of roads in both Tennessee and North Carolina. The storm triggered at least 10 collapses alone across a 9-mile stretch of I-40 in North Carolina.
ASHEVILLE – A stretch of Interstate 40 West will close this weekend, weather permitting, allowing contract crews to perform rehabilitation tasks on a bridge between Hendersonville Road (Exit 50) and I-26.
A fiery truck explosion has closed I-40 in eastern North Carolina for hours.
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I-40 has reopened along the Tennessee-North Carolina border after work has been done to repair damages caused by Hurricane Helene.
The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week.
I-40 was closed between Cocke County, Tennessee and the entirety of Western North Carolina on Friday morning after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene caused mudslides and left debris along the interstate.
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Washed-out I-40 could be closed for a year Officials in North Carolina are currently projecting an October 2025 reopening date for I-40 in the western part of the state near the Tennessee state line.
On Friday, the NCDOT said all lanes of I-40 were closed in between exit 66 near exit 72 in Asheville. As of Saturday, officials said over 400 roads remain closed in North Carolina.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said it’s unclear exactly when a closed portion of Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina will be open.
A truck crashed on I-40 west near the Tennessee/North Carolina state line Monday morning, according to a Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesperson.
Crews are set to perform rehabilitative work on the I-40 West bridge between Hendersonville Road and I-26 this weekend.
Once North Carolina reopens for travel, drivers will have to find a route other than I-40 after part of the highway collapsed in a mudslide.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said Monday a stretch of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge would remain closed indefinitely as efforts to repair parts of the ...
Here are the I-40 closures listed on DriveNC.gov, though North Carolina Department of Transportation officials have told drivers all Western Carolina roads are essentially shut down.
Western North Carolina roads are slowly reopening following the devastation from Tropical Storm Helene, but several major thoroughfares remain closed, including Interstate 40. Here's the latest
I-40 West is closed starting at mile marker 3 in North Carolina west through mile marker 435 in Tennessee, according to TDOT.
Flooding and mudslides shut down around 30 miles of I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina on Friday.
At long last, I-40 will reopen along the Pigeon River in Tennessee. Here's what drivers should know about as the interstate reopens after suffering damage from Hurricane Helene