NORTH CAROLINA, USA — For months after Hurricane Helene, Interstate 40 has been closed near the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. The corridor was a common route used by travelers and ...
Interstate 40 is set to open to traffic on Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes last September. N.C. Department of Transportation and contract crews have stabilized the remaining westbound lanes and prepared them to provide one lane of traffic in each direction.