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 ...

According to some leaders, it's been another step towards rebuilding after historic flooding from Hurricane Helene. However ... and that I-40 is performing well since reopening.

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.

A stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee ... said dry weather and millions of trees knocked down by Hurricane Helene last year are creating a long and active fire season ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - Six months after Hurricane Helene devastated western North ... repaired 270 bridges and 870 culverts and reopened Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee.

Hurricane Helene tore through the Swannanoa River Valley of western North Carolina almost seven months ago, but many of the ...

While the stretch of I-40 in the gorge reopened in early March ... 2025 after being closed for months because of massive damage from Hurricane Helene. In late February, NCDOT Construction Engineer ...

There are quite a few more places for them to perch after Hurricane Helene tore through Georgia last summer. By the time the deadly Category 4 storm churned north and finally dissipated ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Two people died after a two-car crash late Friday night on I-40 near Whitten Road, the Memphis Police Department (MPD) said. Police arrived to the scene shortly after 11 p.m. MPD ...

In Buncombe County alone, home to Asheville, 40 percent of all trees were felled ... Lynne Russo a communications professional and a Hurricane Helene advocate who lives in Western North Carolina.