I-40, Tennessee and Hurricane Helene

Section of I-40 washed out by Hurricane Helene reopens on NC-TN state line
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.
First Look: I-40 at Tennessee state line reopens after Hurricane Helene destruction
Tennesseans are getting a first look at the reopening of a section of I-40 which was closed due to impacts from Hurricane Helene.In September
Part of I-40 Reopens Between North Carolina and Tennessee
A 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 between North Carolina and Tennessee, which has been closed since Hurricane Helene last September, is now open with one lane in each direction. What do truck drivers need to know?
Interstate 40 Finally Reopening, Five Months After Helene
A portion of I-40 was destroyed by Helene's torrential rainfall on Sept. 28. The road is reopening, but like much of western North Carolina it's from anything resembling normal.
Key portion of North Carolina’s I-40 partially reopens after Helene damage
North Carolina is still rebuilding after Hurricane Helene‘s devastation, but a key piece of infrastructure partially reopened over the weekend. In the western part of the Tar Heel State, parts of various roadways vital for interstate travel and commerce,
NCDOT announces reopening of interstate closed by Hurricane Helene
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Hartford neighbors eager for summer post-Helene
Many local businesses depend on a summer tourist season. Some say the recent reopening of I-40 is the latest piece to ...
A stretch of a North Carolina highway that collapsed during Helene is about to reopen
A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after ...
Douglas Lake cleanup after Hurricane Helene is its own spectacle of barges and bonfires
Excavator crews are clawing heavy debris left over from Hurricane Helene out of Douglas Lake in a race for the summer season.
I-40 reopens in Haywood County after 5-month closure from hurricane damage
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — A section of Interstate 40 in Haywood County officially reopened on Saturday, March 1 at ...
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TEMA, other hurricane relief agencies hold community open house at Hampton
TEMA and other agencies held a community open house at Hampton Elementary School on Friday evening to provide information on ...
Five months later, NC to Tennessee connection is open, with limits
After about a billion dollars and five months of work, a single lane in each direction is open on Interstate 40 over the Pigeon River Gorge.
After too many snow days, these East Tennessee schools are extending their calendars
Between Helene and a fierce winter, students in East Tennessee have been out of class many times this year. Here's how schools look to make days back.