Interstate 40 to partially reopen this weekend 5 months after Hurricane Helene
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Interstate 40 Finally Reopening, Five Months After Helene
Ravaged by Helene, I-40 in North Carolina to reopen, with limits
Full eastbound and westbound passage on Interstate 40 straddling the North Carolina-Tennessee border, restricted since Hurricane Helene ripped through the region in October, will resume this weekend. The stretch of highway that will now be open is between exit 7 in North Carolina–Cold Springs Creek Road–and Big Creek Road, 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.
A fire on the side of Interstate 40 near Hickory shut down a ramp starting around 3:50 p.m. on Saturday. The fire is located off of US-321 headed South in Catawba County near Mile Marker 43. READ: Two-alarm fire in Uptown causes road closure The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced the ramp reopened around 4:55 p.
The four-mile stretch of I-40 on the Tennessee and North Carolina border will reopen to motor traffic Saturday, according to North Carolina Department of Transportation.
A portion of I-40 in North Carolina to the Tennessee state line has officially reopened to traffic.According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the interstate reopened on Saturday, March 1 with one lane in each direction at 35 miles per hour through the narrow lanes.
A route that takes drivers between Tennessee and North Carolina will reopen to traffic on Saturday, months after Hurricane Helene damaged the road.
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
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