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Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery
A view of the newly reopened section of Interstate 40 from the westbound lane just past the Tennessee and North Carolina state line is pictured on Thursday. Brianna Paciorka/News Sentinel/USA Today Network/Imagn Images
Stretch of I-40 reopens in North Carolina, marking a milestone in post-Helene recovery
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN
4 minute read
Updated 3:38 PM EST, Sat March 1, 2025
Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday.
Though still a construction zone, the highway is mostly operational. Its four lanes have been reduced to two, with the roadway held together by nails drilled deep into the mountainside. Tractor-trailers now thread between 9-inch concrete barriers as engineers continue their work.
Reopening that stretch of I-40 restores a vital freight corridor that supports both regional industries and national supply chains.
Before Hurricane Helene washed out a 4-mile stretch of I-40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee in late September, this section of the highway served as a trucking route linking East Coast ports to Midwestern hubs.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/01/us/north-carolina-i40-reopens-helene/index.html
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN
4 minute read
Updated 3:38 PM EST, Sat March 1, 2025
Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday.
Though still a construction zone, the highway is mostly operational. Its four lanes have been reduced to two, with the roadway held together by nails drilled deep into the mountainside. Tractor-trailers now thread between 9-inch concrete barriers as engineers continue their work.
Reopening that stretch of I-40 restores a vital freight corridor that supports both regional industries and national supply chains.
Before Hurricane Helene washed out a 4-mile stretch of I-40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee in late September, this section of the highway served as a trucking route linking East Coast ports to Midwestern hubs.
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https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/01/us/north-carolina-i40-reopens-helene/index.html
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