I-40 North Carolina News Reports

The reopening of a section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene's historic flooding has been delayed after more asphalt from eastbound lanes fell this week ... Read More

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The North Carolina Department of Transportation said new damage will delay the reopening of Interstate 40. The interstate was heavily damaged during Hurricane ... Read More

A release said the new damage would keep the interstate closed until engineers decide it's safe to make the area around the gorge a narrow, two-lane path. Read More

A portion of Interstate 40 ravaged by Helene sustained further damage recently after a chunk of asphalt fell away from its eastbound lane. Read More

Interstate 40's reopening on the North Carolina side was delayed after a chunk of asphalt fell off the eastbound lane.'?It is an unfortunate situation,'? North Carolina Department of Transportation ... Read More

The highway was heavily damaged during Hurricane Helene. It was originally expected to reopen with one lane in each direction by New Year's Day. But this week, an additional chunk of asphalt fell from ... Read More

The highway was heavily damaged during Hurricane Helene. It was originally expected to reopen with one lane in each direction by New Year's Day. But this week, an additional chunk of asphalt fell from ... Read More

(WSPA) - A new landslide has delayed reopening of Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge in North Carolina. The North Carolina Department of Transportation said an additional chunk of asphalt ... Read More

A Raleigh man is facing a felony charge after he crashed his motorcycle during a pursuit in Wake County Tuesday afternoon, deputies said. Read More

Lifted above the Pigeon River in Haywood County, contractors spray a gray-ish concrete along the washed-out lanes of Interstate 40, as they make headway on repairing and reopening the interstate that ... Read More

A Raleigh man is facing a felony charge after he crashed his motorcycle during a pursuit in Wake County Tuesday afternoon, deputies said. Read More

The reopening of the U.S. Highway 70 bridge in Buncombe County, N.C., should help relieve some traffic congestion, NCDOT says. Read More

According to an announcement by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), '?more than 2.5 miles of Gordon Road between Market Street and Interstate 40 will be widened to four lanes with ... Read More

An 8-year-old boy was killed after a crash involving multiple cars on I-40 in Forsyth County, according to the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Read More

An 8-year-old has died as a result of a multi-vehicle collision on Interstate 40 West in Winston-Salem, according to North Carolina State Highway Patrol. At around 6:10 p.m on Saturday, state troopers ... Read More

NCDOT shares a video update highlighting progress on I-40 repairs near the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Here's when the highway is expected to reopen. Read More

NCDOT shares a video update highlighting progress on I-40 repairs near the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Here's when the highway is expected to reopen. Read More

A bridge on a Western North Carolina highway will reopen Tuesday night ... adding the forced closure increased congestion on Interstate 40 and Interstate 240 east of Asheville. Sky 4 shows I-40 and ... Read More

Preliminary plans filed with Mebane show the expansion to the southeast of the current building, which is highly visible on Interstate 40-85 less than ... is about a half-mile west of the site where ... Read More