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The initial partial collapse of Interstate 40 happened along the Pigeon River Gorge. Flooding from Tropical Storm Helene triggered a mudslide which caused part of the highway to collapse.

I-40 is a heavily trafficked highway that regularly sees 24,000 vehicles crossing between North Carolina and Tennessee. Both state's departments of transportation are working to find another routes.

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week, the state Department of Transportation said on Friday.. The primary road connection between North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was severed in late September as ...

Interstate 26 between mile markers 40 and 43 is another major focus, as well as State Route 81 in Unicoi and Washington counties, Reid said. Alternate routes from Tennessee and North Carolina ...

Heavy rain from Hurricane Helene caused mudslides and debris along I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge, washing away part of the eastbound side. NCDOT said motorists should not travel in the area and repairs could take weeks.

Photos from the scene showed several lanes of Interstate 40 washed out amid the mountainous terrain, with drivers stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic. ... Interstate 40 partially collapses after ...

UPDATE (7 p.m.): Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina is expected to be closed for an unknown amount of time after flooding from Hurricane Helene caused serious damage to the interstate in the ...

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 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 ...

Sections of Interstate 40 are still impassable and some areas are just completely gone. It will take a while to make repairs to the interstate, but it might not be as long as Google is predicting.

All lanes of I-40 are closed near Black Mountain, one mile west of Exit 64 to NC 9. All lanes of I-40 are closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line. All lanes of I-40 is closed at Exit 20 ...

The interstate closure continues into Cocke County, where the Tennessee Department of Transportation said it is closed at Exit 440. ... I-40 collapse in NC near TN state line (NCDOT) Officials did not say when I-40 will reopen. I-40 washed away in North Carolina near Tennessee state line (Credit: Brynn Sitton)

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 ...

Any hope engineers had that Interstate 40 could reopen soon with one lane in each direction washed away this week as another large chunk of asphalt collapsed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border ...

The stunning damage to Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge makes it impossible to create a timeline for its reopening, ... -IN — A construction worker cutting compromised asphalt on I-40 is tethered with a hook and line in case the road collapses out from under him. N.C Department of Transportation; Facebook; Twitter; WhatsApp; SMS; Email;

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. ... The Tennessee Department of Transportation built a yellow concrete median barrier on the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 this ...

HARMON DEN - Along the jagged banks of the Pigeon River Gorge, the crumbled eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 have reduced the road from a bustling four lane highway into a narrow, closed off two ...

The collapsed portion of Interstate 40 will reopen March 1 with one lane in each direction after months of intensive repairs and frustrating setbacks.. The winding section of highway crews raced ...