Erwin Police Chief Regan Tilson and U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell observing the I-26 bridges that were damaged ... meaning states would have lost out on roughly $15 billion ...

Interstate 26 reopened to traffic between North Carolina and Tennessee on Oct. 30, 2024. Traffic is reduced to one lane in each direction where I-26 crosses the Nolichucky River in Erwin ...

I-26 has been closed from the state line to mile marker 37 in Erwin, Tennessee, where parallel interstate bridges over the Nolichucky River collapsed in catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene.

TDOT opened a section of I-26 from the Tennessee/North Carolina line to Exit 40 on Thursday to reconnect communities impacted by Hurricane Helene, including areas in Erwin. This opening is for ...