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UPDATE: I-40 has reopened to traffic as of midday June 27. Click here to read more about the reopened highway between Tennessee and North Carolina. Interstate 40 remains closed near the Tennessee ...
Interstate 40, which has been closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border since it sustained significant damage from Hurricane Helene in late September, could reopen in the Pigeon River Gorge ...
I-40 closed in Tennessee on June 18 after a rockslide and flooding overtook the road. Good news, travelers! Interstate 40 is open once again at the Tennessee and North Carolina state line.
There will likely be congestion when I-40 reopens at the state line, according to Uchiyama. He "highly recommends" that drivers use an alternate route to travel between Tennessee and North Carolina.
Drivers traveling east from Tennessee must exit the roadway at Harford Road (Exit 447), according to TDOT officials. The detour route for traffic heading to North Carolina is I-81 North to I-26 East.
Crews will soon begin extracting rock from Pisgah National Forest to rebuild a part of Interstate 40 destroyed by Hurricane ...
Interstate 40 may reopen between North Carolina and Tennessee by New Year’s Day, though travel through the Pigeon River Gorge will be a bit slower than usual, according to the N.C. Department of ...
A 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 between North Carolina and Tennessee, which has been closed since Hurricane Helene last September, is now open with one lane in each direction.
A Tennessee Highway Patrol officer shot a driver they were chasing after he crashed at the Interstate 40 exit to Watt Road. Special Agent Jason Pack, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of ...
Interstate 40 may reopen between North Carolina and Tennessee by New Year’s Day, though travel through the Pigeon River Gorge will be a bit slower than usual, according to the N.C. Department of ...