NCDOT: Full extent of damage to roads in Western NC won’t be known for a while
The scale of destruction from Hurricane Helene coupled with the mountain terrain mean crews haven’t made it to many places.
NCDOT says all roads in Western NC should be considered closed, even the big ones
The N.C. Department of Transportation said Friday that all roads in the region should be considered closed. Torrential rain ...
NCDOT: I-40 East reopens from Buncombe County to McDowell County near Old Fort
After Hurricane Helene slammed WNC with heavy rain and winds on Sept. 26 and Sept. 27, a mudslide in McDowell County forced ...
NCDOT: I-40 impassible due to mudslides; all roads in western NC to be considered closed
The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said I-40 and I-26 are impassible in multiple locations. On Friday, ...
ROAD REMINDER: All roads in western North Carolina considered closed, NCDOT officials say
I-40 is "impassable" in multiple locations and I-26 is closed at the Tennessee state line, according to NCDOT officials.
Tropical Storm Helene closes roads across Western NC due to rockslides; see NCDOT updates
As Tropical Storm Helene continues to batter down on Western North Carolina, roads are closed across the region.
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NCDOT says all roads in Western NC should be considered closed, even the big ones
NCDOT was able to reopen I-26 south of Asheville over the weekend, providing the first major access to the city since the storm. “But we want people to avoid unnecessary travel,” Kritzer said.
Hurricane Helene: Western NC high-impact road closures in Asheville, I-26 flooding
Hurricane Helene is expected to impact Asheville the afternoon of Sept. 26, but a rain system has already caused closures ...
I-40 to remain closed in Western NC after flooding washed out portions of the interstate, NCDOT says
NCDOT said the Pigeon River raged Friday along I-40, creating dangerous conditions and causing mudslides in the gorge that caused major damage to the interstate.