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Interstate 40 is open once again at the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. The highway reopened June 27 following a rockslide and flood that overtook the road June 18. Drivers can now cross the ...
An alert from the North Carolina Department of Transportation was sent around 5:40 a.m. that it would close 2 of the 3 lanes ...
"I-40 is closed in both directions [43 miles], between Exit 432 (US 25W/US 70/US 411) in Tennessee and Exit 20 (US 276) in North Carolina," read the latest alert on Monday from NCDOT.
A Google Maps alert that says Interstate 40 at the Tennessee-North Carolina border will be closed until September 2025 is not the definitive date, Tennessee Department of Transportation spokesman ...
NCDOT has a route in place for larger trucks to navigate the closures at I-40 and Interstate 26. The department warns not use Google Maps, Waze or Apple Maps in the affected area.
Around 72.2 million people for the Fourth of July. UPDATE: I-40 has reopened to traffic as of midday June 27. Click here to read more about the reopened highway between Tennessee and North Carolina.
In North Carolina, I-40 is open as far as Exit 20, the Maggie Valley interchange with U.S. 276. On the Tennessee side, westbound I-40 opens at Exit 447, while eastbound traffic must get off at ...
You can follow road closures at drivenc.gov.. What route can trucks over 30 feet take? NCDOT has a route in place for larger trucks to navigate the closures at I-40 and Interstate 26.
Crews have reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after flooding and a rock slide closed the major cross country highway for nine days.
One person died June 26 after a vehicle became engulfed in flames following an accident on Interstate 40 East, according to ...
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.
Interstate 40 is closed in both directions near the Tennessee/North Carolina line for a rockslide and flooding. The interstate will be closed for at least two weeks, according to Tennessee ...