The U.S Department of Transportation has "cleared a number of legal barriers" allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation to use construction materials from Pisgah National Forest to repair the ...

The quarry on national forest land, which I-40 passes through, would be one to three miles from where it’s needed. NCDOT and its contractors would build a causeway along the river, allowing them to ...

The project is estimated to cost $49 million. Damages from Tropical Storm Helene have caused another roadblock for the ...

A triumphant victory in mining rock for Interstate 40 slide repairs from the nearby national forest was announced by the U.S. Federal Highway Administration two weeks ago — but the reality isn't quite ...

Before Helene, I-40 was the busiest connection between ... Sean Duffy during a visit to the damaged section of Interstate 40 in Pigeon River Gorge near the Tennessee state line on Monday, Feb.

“This is another major milestone in the Hurricane Helene recovery efforts along I-40,” federal Transportation ... enter and collect materials now. The interstate that connects Knoxville ...

At the North Carolina / Tennessee state line, travelers will find Interstate 40 hits a 'bump in the road,' a pothole in a path to prosperity. It's an open chapter called Helene. My family of five ...

Some Sevier County business owners said Thursday that closures on Interstate 40 and longer drive times for tourists affected them ever since Hurricane Helene hit East Tennessee around 6 months ago.

Perry turned right from Gorman Street and went the wrong way up the interstate ramp onto I-40 eastbound. He then crashed into a 2024 Volkswagen Taos, driven by Alaina Mathews, 37. Mathews and ...