NCDOT to begin quarrying in Pisgah Forest to rebuild flood-damaged I-40. Contractors will use retaining walls to stabilize and protect five miles of highway. Reconstruction avoids I-40 traffic ...

The biggest flaw is that NCDOT isn’t replacing the creek culverts that pass under I-40 and thus will need to pass through the ...

In western North Carolina, there’s only one lane open along Interstate 40 in each direction in the Pigeon River Gorge.

Interstate 40 was closed for months after more than a mile of the eastbound lanes fell into the flooding Pigeon River after the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina. Now, as the N.C ...

Around 20 miles of Interstate 40 between Tennessee and North Carolina have been closed since Tropical Storm Helene hit the region on Sept. 27.

SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. — Multiple people were rescued from the Little Pigeon River over the weekend after flash flooding stranded them on an island, according to the Sevierville Fire Department. Officials ...

Video from the North Carolina Department of Transportation shows the completed causeway for repairs from Tropical Storm Helene. Steep cliffs. Slow-paced, one lane traffic. Sprawling views of the ...

The shock and awe of I-40’s collapse into the Pigeon River Gorge left drivers stranded, terrified and desperate — a scene ...

NCDOT installed 123 monitors to track ground movement along damaged I-40. Sensors alert engineers in real time to shifts that could threaten the highway. Rebuilding effort includes a causeway and ...