Key portion of North Carolina’s I-40 partially reopens after Helene damage
Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery
Five months after Helene, I-40 traffic will resume through western North Carolina
Interstate 40 now a 2-lane highway at North Carolina-Tennesee border
A stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee has reopened more than five months after damage from Hurricane Helene forced its closure.
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 Transportation and contract crews have stabilized the remaining westbound lanes and prepared them to provide one lane of traffic in each direction.