‘We will rebuild’ I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge, NCDOT tells Buttigieg. But how?
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured Western North Carolina for the first time since the remnants of Hurricane ...
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NCDOT will seek companies to build I-77 toll lanes, relieve congestion
N.C. Department of Transportation will look for another private company to partner with on I-77 toll lanes, this time ...
NCDOT workers from the coast are used to hurricanes. Helene’s aftermath is different
A group of 21 Division 3 workers went to Hendersonville, with equipment and supplies, on Oct. 2, five days after Helene ...
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Gridlock Guy: The traffic perspective three weeks after Helene’s barrage on North Carolina
Often the first connotation when one describes hurricane damage is of tremendous wind and rain buffeting palm trees and coastal properties. Many think of seaside storm surge ravaging beachfront homes ...
I-77 reopens after vehicle fire, NCDOT says
Interstate 77 has been shut down due to a vehicle that caught fire Saturday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire ...
Crash closes I-77 near Davidson
DAVIDSON, N.C. — All of the northbound lanes of I-77 are closed just north of Cornelius due a three car crash that happened ...
‘Like nothing we’ve ever seen.’ NCDOT works to reopen hundreds of roads in Western NC
The scale of destruction from Hurricane Helene coupled with the mountain terrain have made it hard for crews to get to many ...
NCDOT: How did Tropical Storm Helene impact Asheville's I-26 Connector project?
As NCDOT crews and contractors concentrate on immediate recovery after Helene, a spokesperson addresses impacts to ...
Could I-40 at state line reopen in early 2025? NCDOT explains the work that needs to be done
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. — Helene demolished the main thoroughfare linking North Carolina to Tennessee. On Monday, NCDOT shared a ...
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NCDOT to open N.C. 211 near Dutchman’s Creek
After being shuttered due to flooding from Potential Tropical Cyclone #8, an area on North Carolina 211 is reopening. On ...
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NCDOT: Stretch of I-40 in the Pigeon River Gorge closed indefinitely
Travelers between East Tennessee and western North Carolina will continue to take alternate routes in the aftermath of Helene ...
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When will I-40 reopen? The latest on Helene-related North Carolina road closures
NCDOT has also identified nearly 7,000 sites where roads and bridges are damaged, and a large swath of WNC roads remain limited to essential travel only. “The damage to our roads and bridges is ...