RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — As the North Carolina mountains continue to recover from Tropical Storm Helene flooding, state transportation officials said Friday about 670 roads were back open — but more than 500 are still closed.
Many of the roughly 570 roads still closed include Interstate 40 near Old Fort and downtown Asheville, along with Interstate 26 in Henderson and Polk counties.
This week, NCDOT crews made major progress in Chimney Rock , where crews restored the Rocky Broad River to its original channel near Main Street. The U.S. Army 101st Airborne helped with grading in Chimney Rock…