I-40 will close in Asheville over the weekend for construction
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WSPA) - Officials with the North Carolina Department of Transportation announced a closure starting this weekend in Asheville. Interstate 40 will be closed this weekend due to ... > react
Open the Full Article - Posted 5 months ago
Latest I-40 North Carolina News Reports
-
Complete 540 traffic ramps up with next phase ahead
- North Carolina
- US 2
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Oct 15, 2024 6:24pm
2The new section of highway runs from the N.C. 55 Bypass in Apex to Interstate 40 in Garner and officially started construction in 2019. Engineers designed the $2.5 billion project based on traffic ... Read More
-
NCDOT shares date on when I-40 at NC / TN state line could reopen
- North Carolina
- New Bern
- Nc Highway 55 E
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Oct 14, 2024 1:29pm
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. - Helene demolished the main thoroughfare linking North Carolina to Tennessee. On Monday, NCDOT shared a date for when it hopes major work will be completed to get traffic moving ... Read More
-
Stretch of I-40 in North Carolina, Tennessee closed till January. Photos show why
- North Carolina
- NC-42 NEAR CLAYTON
- source: Bing
- 7 views
- Oct 14, 2024 10:50am
Interstate 40, a major thoroughfare through Western North Carolina and into Tennessee, won't fully open anytime soon. See dramatic photos of damage. Read More
-
Closed stretch of I-40 in North Carolina, Tennessee closed till January. Photos show why
- North Carolina
- Hwy 40
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Oct 13, 2024 11:20am
Interstate 40, a major thoroughfare through Western North Carolina and into Tennessee, won't fully open anytime soon. See dramatic photos of damage. Read More
-
Latest road closure updates for Western North Carolina: NCDOT work, alternate routes, map, more
- North Carolina
- NC-10
- source: Bing
- 23 views
- Oct 10, 2024 1:32pm
"Road conditions are becoming clearer in the affected area, however, travel between western North Carolina and Tennessee is extremely limited, especially for trucks. I-40 and I-26 are closed at the TN ... Read More
-
North Carolina officials confirm 88 dead after Helene, aim to fix I-40 by early 2025
- North Carolina
- I-40
- source: Bing / WGHP
- 3 views
- Oct 09, 2024 2:34pm
40North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper spoke at a briefing ... Construction to stabilize the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near Pigeon River Gorge, including incentives to have the project finished ... Read More
-
When could I-40 at the North Carolina-Tennessee line reopen? NCDOT shares update
- North Carolina
- NC-751
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Oct 09, 2024 1:51pm
A contract has been awarded to Wright Brothers Construction to stabilize the westbound lanes of the highway. Here's the timeframe. Read More
-
Shipping companies affected by North Carolina road closures
- North Carolina
- 2481 Eaton Ferry Rd
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Oct 09, 2024 1:07pm
drivers cannot get from North Carolina to Tennessee via Interstate 40 or Interstate 26. Igor Tekmenzhi, the president of Heavy Hauls Logistics said that road closures mean trucks must re-route. Read More
-
Hundreds of North Carolina roads remain washed out
- North Carolina
- I-40
- source: Bing
- 25 views
- Oct 09, 2024 10:52am
40Hundreds of roads remain closed in western North Carolina, including a major cross-country truck route, nearly two weeks after Hurricane Helene touched off a string of floods and landslides. Read More
-
Work begins to restore I-40 through the NC mountains, but timetable still uncertain
- North Carolina
- I40
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 09, 2024 09:20am
It also says there's still no timetable for reopening the highway that connects North Carolina with Tennessee. The eastbound lanes of I-40 washed out in several places on both sides of the state ... Read More
-
I-40 and I-26 aren't the only major roads that need repairs after Helene flooding
- North Carolina
- I-26 East
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Oct 09, 2024 02:50am
26Interstates and state routes in East Tennessee will need significant work to address damage from Hurricane Helene. Which roads are still under repair? Read More
-
Part of I-40 in Tennessee could reopen in the next 2 weeks - but not into North Carolina
- North Carolina
- I-40 W And E
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 08, 2024 3:04pm
40A stretch of Interstate ... of I-40 were w a shed away by the catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene, abruptly shutting down a major route between Tennessee and North Carolina. Read More
-
Temporary fix in store for destroyed I-40 near NC / TN border, Gov. Bill Lee says
- North Carolina
- NC HIGHWAY 47
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Oct 08, 2024 11:48am
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Monday that work will soon begin on a temporary fix for the damage Tropical Storm Helene did to Interstate 40 at the Tennessee-North Carolina line. Nearly three miles of ... Read More
-
Gov. Lee surveys badly damaged I-40 in Cocke County
- North Carolina
- I-440
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 07, 2024 8:02pm
440On Monday afternoon, it was I-40 in Cocke County that Gov. Lee and fellow state leaders went to as they observed some of the areas of the interstate that were washed away from the storm. The part of ... Read More
-
Western NC road closures: Progress made in clearing I-40 and I-26 alternate routes to TN
- North Carolina
- Yadkin Rd
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Oct 07, 2024 1:13pm
providing an alternate route to other areas in North Carolina. Those in the Southwest part of the state can still travel on part of Interstate 26, but sections of the road may be closed. Read More
-
500 active-duty soldiers deployed to western NC for Helene recovery
- North Carolina
- Westerly Hills
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 07, 2024 06:07am
85CHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Joe Biden ordered 500 additional active-duty troops to move into western North Carolina to assist ... including a portion of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee border ... Read More
-
1 dead in hit-and-run crash on Interstate 40 in Morganton
- North Carolina
- Exit 93
- source: Bing
- 9 views
- Oct 06, 2024 5:00pm
Troopers got a call about a man in a ditch between exits 104 and 103 around 9:22 ... D.J. Wakefield with the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Debris left behind on the scene led troopers ... Read More
-
$100 million in federal funds released for North Carolina to rebuild roads, bridges damaged by Helene
- North Carolina
- Slanting Bridge Rd
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 05, 2024 7:51pm
Hundreds of roads across Western North Carolina remain closed and damaged, including portions of Interstate 40. Read More
-
Part of I-40 in Tennessee could reopen in the next 2 weeks - but not into North Carolina
- North Carolina
- I-440
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Oct 05, 2024 00:00am
440Over the next two weeks, Tennessee Department of Transportation will work to restore one lane of traffic in each direction for a portion of I-40. Read More
More results in our I-40 North Carolina Archives