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I-40 partially reopens after five-month closure
The interstate in western North Carolina that was washed out by Hurricane Helene opened to one lane in each direction over ...
Interstate 40 Finally Reopening, Five Months After Helene
A portion of I-40 was destroyed by Helene's torrential rainfall on Sept. 28. The road is reopening, but like much of western ...
Interstate 40 to reopen to traffic Saturday
Interstate 40 is set to open to traffic on Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes last September. N.C. Department of ...
Five months later, NC to Tennessee connection is open, with limits
After about a billion dollars and five months of work, a single lane in each direction is open on Interstate 40 over the Pigeon River Gorge.
Budget cuts, federal firings affecting many in Va.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40 on the North Carolina/Tennessee ...
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Trump funding freeze leaves NC transportation projects in limbo
The Biden Administration poured billions of federal dollars into road and rail development, including a new passenger train ...
Sneak peek at I-40 reopening through Pigeon River Gorge after Helene: expect delays
While Interstate 40 will reopen March 1, officials are calling for the reopening to include slow traffic, delays and "unusual ...
I-40 reopening brings hope to Hartford business owners
Hartford, in Cocke County, was already considered distressed. “We were already under an economic distress, and not having I-40 open to business from those exits has been devastating,” said Michelle ...