One year later: How North Carolina moved mountains to reopen I-40 …
Sep 26, 2025 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. — North Carolina will receive nearly $2 billion in federal funding for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts, including critical repairs to Interstate 40, officials …
Interstate 40 in North Carolina - Wikipedia
Traveling from west to east, I-40 connects the three major regions of North Carolina— Western North Carolina, the Piedmont, and Eastern North Carolina. In the Piedmont region, I-40 …
I-40 closures: Interstate 40 reopens at Tennessee/North Carolina …
Jun 27, 2025 · Interstate 40 is open once again at the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. The highway reopened June 27 following a rockslide and flood that overtook the road June 18.
Pledge of bipartisan support for repairs of still damaged Interstate 40 …
Sep 26, 2025 · More than a mile of the eastbound lanes of I-40 in North Carolina collapsed on Sept. 27, 2024, after the swollen Pigeon River washed away the earth and rock underneath them.
I-40 to Reopen Under Unusual Conditions in Gorge
Feb 27, 2025 · JONATHAN CREEK – 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 …
UPDATE: Officials release details on I-40 shutdown near TN/NC …
Oct 4, 2025 · On the evening of Friday, Oct. 3, Interstate 40 was closed in both directions in Haywood County near the Tennessee state line.
Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in …
Mar 1, 2025 · Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened …
New damage delays I-40 reopening in North Carolina closed by …
Dec 20, 2024 · The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes …
I-40 reopens between North Carolina and Tennessee after closure
Jun 27, 2025 · After yet another weather-related closure, Interstate 40 at the Tennessee and North Carolina border has reopened after a rockslide and flood closed the road through the …
I-40 repairs after Helene will include strong retaining walls
Sep 22, 2025 · Damage from Hurricane Helene's flooding completely shut down Interstate 40, the major connector between Tennessee and North Carolina. Traffic returned to the highway in …