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 ...
On the North Carolina side of I-40, NCDOT said both eastbound and westbound of I-40 is shut down at mile marker 15. ... — NCDOT Asheville Area (@NCDOT_Asheville) September 27, 2024. The interstate closure continues into Cocke County, where the Tennessee Department of Transportation said it is closed at Exit 440. ... ‘Get as many of them out ...
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. ... “The water rose so high, it washed out all of the trees, all the bushes, all the dirt that helps support the roadway,” said Uchiyama.
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 ...
Interstate 40 was closed near Old Fort west of Asheville, and Interstate 26 was shut down south of Asheville near Hendersonville. ... Washed-out roads prevented first responders from making it to ...
A portion of the Interstate 40 that connects North Carolina to Tennessee via Cocke County was swallowed up by a landslide from a flash flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Friday. Photos of the water swallowing a part of the highway surfaced. The road is currently closed., US News News - Times Now
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.
Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee line will be closed for months after being washed away during Hurricane Helene. Both I-40 and I-26 washed out during Hurricane Helene.
READ: ‘There’s a big crack in the road’: The race to get cars off I-40 as Helene washed it away: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/artic...
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 Tennessee Department of ...
Days after I-40 become impassable due to damage from Helene, ... A washed out bridge over the Swannanoa River in Black Mountain on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. ... Interstate 40 east from Asheville ...
According to WSMV 4, Part of I-40 going into North Carolina has washed away. "This is a serious and life-threatening situation. DO NOT TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA," NWS Morristown tweeted .
I-40 Washed Out: What Happened and What You Need to Know. Interstate Forty (I-40) has been severely impacted by unprecedented flooding, causing major disrupt...
Interstate 40 near the NC/TN border was just washed out. 16 counties in the area were under Flash Flood Emergencies today.
Interstate 40 is impassable between Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond, because of catastrophic floods from the remnants of Hurricane Helene.
Tropical Storm Helene washed out multiple sections of Interstate 40, but that didn’t stop one motorist from bypassing a road block to try it anyway, according investigators in North Carolina.
