I-40 was destroyed by Hurricane Helene five months ago. Flash flooding along the Pigeon River damaged large sections of the eastbound lanes near the Tennessee line.
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports I-40 is scheduled to re-open to traffic between North Carolina and Tennessee following damage from Helene. Officials said the interstate will re-open on Saturday with one lane in each direction at 35 miles per hour through narrow lanes.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced the reopening of Interstate 40 on Saturday morning. I-40 was destroyed by Hurricane Helene five months ago. Flash flooding along the Pigeon River damaged large sections of the eastbound lanes near the Tennessee line.
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.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40 on the North Carolina/Tennessee border will reopen Saturday, albeit at a slower speed with just one lane in each direction.