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I-40 travels through all of the diverse regions in North Carolina. [3] [4] Annual average daily traffic counts along the Interstate in 2023 reached a peak of 193,099 vehicles per day from Harrison Avenue (exit 287) to Wade Avenue in Raleigh. [5]The lowest count was a total of 21,288 vehicles per day in a rural stretch of Pender County. [5] All of I-40 is listed in the National Highway System ...

Interstate 40 (I-40) at the Tennessee and North Carolina border has reopened after extensive rehabilitation in the aftermath of the damages caused by Hurricane Helene. The popular highway that connects travelers between Knoxville, TN and Asheville, NC was closed for months as crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT ...

I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge has remained closed ... I-40 East was closed from Mile Marker 432 in Tennessee until Mile Marker 3 in North Carolina. I-40 West was closed starting at Mile ...

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.

The eastbound lanes from Exit 348 to Exit 355 were expected to remain closed through Wednesday at noon. The North Carolina Regional Hazmat Team and Eastern Environmental Services were working to ...

On the North Carolina side, drivers heading through the Pigeon River Gorge corridor should expect unusual conditions for interstate travel: ... Tenn., then I-81 South to I-40. 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 ...

I-40 is one of two interstate connections between North Carolina and Tennessee. The other, I-26, was also closed by Helene, after twin bridge spans over the Nolichucky River collapsed in Erwin ...

Since the storm, a big concern has been the reopening of I-40 at the North Carolina and Tennessee line. The highway is closed in both directions for more than 40 miles (between exit 432 in ...

KNOXVILLE — In another milestone of the progress made since Hurricane Helene devastated parts of Tennessee and North Carolina, motorists can travel between the two states on I-40 for the first time since September 2024 on Saturday, March 1. In October 2024, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) reopened I-40 to one traffic lane in each direction between MM 446 and MM 451 ...

Interstate 40 crosses nearly the width of North Carolina, joining the metropolitan areas of Asheville, the Piedmont Triad, Raleigh-Durham and Wilmington along a 420.21 mile long course. Entering the state through Pigeon River Gorge, I-40 traverses the Great Smoky Mountains south to U.S. 276 near Lake Junaluska.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports I-40 is scheduled to re-open to traffic between North Carolina and Tennessee following damage from Helene.

In total, North Carolina crews used 530 cubic yards of shotcrete, 2,088 linear feet of soil nails, around 15,200 lbs. of steel and around 4 miles of fortified shoulder.

Both I-40 East and West are closed from mile marker 432 in Tennessee east to mile marker 3 in North Carolina. I-40 West is closed starting at mile marker 3 in North Carolina west through mile ...

The eastbound lanes of I-40 from exit 348 to exit 355 in Sampson County are now open. 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham Fayetteville Surrounding Area. ... NORTH CAROLINA NEWS; Watch Live. ON NOW.

Interstate 40 will reopen through the Pigeon River Gorge on March 1, restoring the main highway connection between North Carolina and Tennessee for the first time since damage from remnants of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Route description. I-40 travels through several diverse regions in North Carolina, including the Great Smoky and Black mountains of Western North Carolina, the rural Foothills, the urban Piedmont, and the farmlands of Eastern North Carolina.All of I-40 is listed in the National Highway System, a network of roads important to the country's economy, defense, and mobility.

Western North Carolina roads are slowly reopening following the devastation from Tropical Storm Helene, but several major thoroughfares remain closed, including Interstate 40. ... Along with I-40 ...

Interstate 40 (I-40) runs for 423 miles through the heart of North Carolina, from the Western edge of North Carolina to Wilmington on the coast.Since it crosses the state from west to east (or east to west), plenty of I-40 exits in North Carolina lead to adventure.