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When will Interstate 40 reopen at the Tennessee/North Carolina state line? Maybe early 2025
Interstate 40, which has been closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border since it sustained significant damage from ...
‘There’s a big crack in the road’: The race to get cars off I-40 as Helene washed it away
Here’s the story of a group of people who acted quickly to save lives as the Pigeon River took chunks out of I-40 in the ...
100+ tickets in a day for big rigs in NC mountains; semi trucks get stuck, flip, slide off small roads during I-40 closure, officials warn
North Carolina transportation officials cautioned about oversized trucks using narrow, twisting roads with some seen stuck, ...
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Highway Patrol tried to stop driver after going around barricades onto Helene-damaged I-40
Because the car had fallen 100 feet away from the road and into the Pigeon River Gorge, swiftwater rescue services were ...
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I-40 section washed away between Tennessee, North Carolina by Helene has targeted reopening date
Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation estimate that a portion of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge will ...
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Car drives around I-40 barricades, falls off Helene-damaged highway
A motorist drove around the barricades blocking off Interstate 40 eastbound near mile marker 3.5 — where Tropical Storm ...
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‘Grace and grit’: Hurricane Helene latest challenge to his western N.C. town
The town of about 4,400 people had just recovered from Tropical Storm Fred in 2021, which triggered destructive flooding ...
Driver tries using washed-out I-40 in NC and drops into mountain gorge, officials say
Tropical Storm Helene washed out multiple sections of Interstate 40, but that didn’t stop one motorist from bypassing a road ...
NCDOT sets I-40 reopening date for 2-lane travel through Pigeon River Gorge
A contractor with NCDOT is working on a stabilization project on I-40, with the goal to reopen traffic on 9-miles of the ...
PHOTOS: I-40 repairs on track for New Years Day partial reopening
Crews are working to get a portion of it open by January. Today, News 13 rode along with NCDOT officials for an update on the ...
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‘There’s a big crack in the road’: The race to get cars off I-40 as Helene washed it away
Traffic on Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge was moving. But off to the side of the highway, the swollen Pigeon River was eating into its banks. Trees began to fall away as the river ...