Driver dies after crashing off hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina
3 days ago — WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A driver has died after going around a barricade and driving off the edge of a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Hurricane Helene’s destruction.. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes washed out by Helene near the Tennessee state line drew widespread attention after the storm as the region was largely cut off by numerous road ...
I-40 collapse: What to know about North Carolina-Tennessee …
Oct 2, 2024 — Interstate 81 offers a bypass to I-40. Those in the Northwest section of Western North Carolina, can look for a safe route to I-81 into Tennessee which connects with Interstate 77, providing an...
Aerial video shows North Carolina interstate washed away by ... - NBC News
Sep 30, 2024 — A section of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line has collapsed into the Pigeon River. WYFF's Jarrett McDaris reports.
UPDATE: I-40 is closed indefinitely after Helene showed no mercy …
Sep 28, 2024 — I-40 was closed between Cocke County, Tennessee and the entirety of Western North Carolina on Friday morning after catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene caused mudslides and left debris along the interstate.
North Carolina-Tennessee I-40 update after Helene caused collapse
Sep 30, 2024 — Interstate 40, a major thoroughfare through the Southern Appalachians, is closed in both directions: I-40 East is closed from mile marker 432 in Tennessee until mile marker 3 in North Carolina....
‘Unprecedented tragedy’: 35+ now dead in NC with airlift …
Sep 29, 2024 — SYLVA, N.C. (WNCN/AP) — New video Sunday showed the devastation of Interstate 40 in the North Carolina mountains — one of nearly 300 roads still closed after historic flooding from Tropical Storm Helene on Friday.
I 40 collapses after catastrophic rains in North Carolina - FOX …
Sep 27, 2024 — A portion of a major interstate that connects western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee was washed out during catastrophic flooding from Helene, with officials unsure when the highway will reopen.
I-40 near western NC ‘indefinitely closed’ after devastation from …
Oct 3, 2024 — WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation said it’s unclear exactly when a closed portion of Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina will be open. The section closed is from Exit 20 to the Tennessee state line.
Two people detained after repeated gunfire at cars on busy North ...
Nov 7, 2024 — Raleigh police officers, some in tactical gear, work the scene where two people were detained Thursday afternoon, Nov. 7, 2024, on Kentford Court in Raleigh Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, after someone repeatedly fired at cars on a busy highway near North Carolina’s capital this week, injuring one person. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
I-40 closed in Tennessee and North Carolina after Helene …
Sep 27, 2024 — UPDATE (7 p.m.): Interstate 40 in Western North Carolina is expected to be closed for an unknown amount of time after flooding from Hurricane Helene caused serious damage to the...