Interstate 40, North Carolina and Tennessee

Is I-40 still closed? Interstate 40 at Tennessee/North Carolina border to open this spring
Interstate 40 through the Pigeon River Gorge could reopen this spring. Here's the latest on reconstruction after Hurricane Helene.
There's a new Interstate 40 opening date at the Tennessee/North Carolina line. What to know
There's good news for Tennessee travelers: Interstate 40 will reopen between Tennessee and North Carolina in just a few weeks. North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein announced Feb 10 that I-40 along the Pigeon River Gorge will see traffic again March 1.
Stretch of North Carolina interstate that collapsed during Helene to reopen next month
A section of Interstate 40 in western North Carolina that collapsed during Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding will reopen to traffic on March 1, Gov. Josh Stein announced on Monday while visiting the roadway's shuttered portion and meeting with U.
Part of I-40 opening near North Carolina-Tennessee line by March, Stein says
Stein said one lane of I-40 will reopen in each direction near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, although I-40 will remain a construction zone, writing on X: "We will reope
Interstate 40 from NC into Tenn. to open on March 1, governor says
Josh Stein said Monday that the stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina to Tennessee will reopen in less than three weeks. This part of I-40, a major commercial corridor, has been closed for more than four months since Hurricane Helene devastated the area.
NCDOT sets new date for reopening I-40 in Western North Carolina after Helene
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy pledges federal support to fully rebuild the highway through the Pigeon River Gorge ...
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I-40 to open through gorge (2 lanes) on March 1, Stein announces
NCDOT hired Wright Brothers Construction as the prime contractor and GeoStabilization Inc. as the sub-contractor to establish soil-nail walls at 10 locations in the Gorge. This historic operation ...
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I-40 section damaged by Helene will reopen in early March, NC Gov. Josh Stein says
Gov. Josh Stein announced the opening during a Feb. 10 visit from Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy.
A proposal to rebuild part of I-40 in NC presents a significant problem | Opinion
Options to repair the highway after Helene include a proposal to build steep retaining walls along I-40, which would only ...
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I-40 set to reopen in Pigeon River Gorge in March
Damage from the storm closed I-40 on Sept. 28. Entire sections of the eastbound lanes sloughed off in the raging Pigeon River. NCDOT officials immediately began designing a plan to reopen the ...
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I-40 closure extends past New Year, impacting interstate commerce
With holiday travel in full swing, the closure can ... lane of I 40 and the Pigeon River Gorge earlier this week, and that is delaying the opening of the interstate through the Pigeon River ...