Asheville area faces traffic congestion as NCDOT continues fixing roads damaged by Helene
Replacing roads wrecked by Helene has been an unprecedented challenge for the North Carolina Department of Transportation ...
NCDOT sets I-40 reopening date for 2-lane travel through Pigeon River Gorge
A contractor with NCDOT is working on a stabilization project on I-40, with the goal to reopen traffic on 9-miles of the ...
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NCDOT Aims to Reopen Helene-damaged Interstate 40 by New Year's Day
Highway and water infrastructure in Western North Carolina are coming back online months after Hurricane Helene brought widespread damage to the region.
100+ tickets in a day for big rigs in NC mountains; semi trucks get stuck, flip, slide off small roads during I-40 closure, officials warn
North Carolina transportation officials cautioned about oversized trucks using narrow, twisting roads with some seen stuck, ...
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NCDOT sets I-40 reopening date for 2-lane travel through Pigeon River Gorge
ASHEVILLE - The North Carolina Department of ... to slip into the Pigeon River "in four long swaths," according to NCDOT. Now, a contractor is working on a stabilization project to secure the ...
Collapsed by Helene, I-40 will reopen by pinning lanes against the side of mountains
Stabilization efforts are underway along Interstate 40 as NCDOT works to install soil anchors that will "pin" the road ...
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NCDOT’s flood warning system predicted highway flooding during Helene
Instead, NCDOT and State Highway Patrol troopers were able to safely detour traffic onto I-240 around Asheville. They would reopen I-40 on Saturday evening, Sept. 28, after the waters had receded.