Driver dies after crashing off hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina
2 days ago · WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A driver has died after going around a barricade on a hurricane-damaged North Carolina highway that became a symbol of Helene’s destruction, then driving off the roadway, officials said. Photos of Interstate 40 with multiple lanes washed out by Helene near the Tennessee state line garnered widespread attention in ...
Driver dies after crashing off hurricane-damaged highway in North Carolina
1 day ago · Damage from Hurricane Helene flooding is seen along eastbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the North Carolina state line Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Cocke County, Tenn. A driver has died after going ...
Why no one fell into the Pigeon River from I-40 after Helene
16 hours ago · Here is ongoing coverage from The News & Observer and The Charlotte Observer about Hurricane Helene and the aftermath, particularly in Western North Carolina. ... Traffic on Interstate 40 through ...
I-40 near NC/TN border could reopen by Jan. 1, NCDOT says - wcnc.com
Nov 5, 2024 · CHARLOTTE, N.C. — North Carolina transportation officials announced Tuesday that a stretch of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line that collapsed during Hurricane Helene will reopen with ...
I-40 collapse: What to know about North Carolina-Tennessee …
Oct 2, 2024 · Sections of Interstate 40 are still impassable and some areas are just completely gone. It will take a while to make repairs to the interstate, but it might not be as long as Google is...
Traffic could be flowing on I-40 in far-western North Carolina by …
Nov 6, 2024 · Flood waters from Helene washed out the freeway more than a month ago. More than 40 miles of I-40 have been closed at the border. Major flooding on the Pigeon River destroyed the interstate in ...
‘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.
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....
Two people detained after repeated gunfire at cars on busy North ...
Nov 7, 2024 · 2 of 2 |. 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 ...
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...