On March 1, vehicles will be able to travel with restrictions between Tennessee and North Carolina on Interstate 40 since September 2024.Back in October 2024, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) reopened I-40 to one traffic lane in each direction,

I-40 was destroyed by Hurricane Helene five months ago. Flash flooding along the Pigeon River damaged large sections of the eastbound lanes near the Tennessee line. NCDOT reopened one lane in each direction on Saturday morning. The stretch extends about 12 miles from Exit 7 in North Carolina to Exit 447 in Tennessee.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation said a four-mile stretch of Interstate 40 on the North Carolina/Tennessee border will reopen Saturday, albeit at a slower speed with just one lane in each direction.

At long last, I-40 will reopen along the Pigeon River in Tennessee. Here's what drivers should know about as the interstate reopens after suffering damage from Hurricane Helene

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.

For the first time since Hurricane Helene in late September, drivers can travel on Interstate 40 from North Carolina to Tennessee.

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 scheduled to open to traffic today (March 1) for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes