RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation has set a target date for partially opening I-40 near the Tennessee border following the severe damage it sustained during Hurricane Helene.
NCDOT said traffic may be flowing in both directions on I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge by New Year’s Day.
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NCDOT anticipates a contractor will complete a stabilization project securing the westbound lanes of I-40 in the gorge. The Pigeon River washed away the interstate’s eastbound lanes in four long swaths during the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
The completion of the stabilization project will open traffic to one lane in each direction. The speed limit will be set to 40 miles per hour over a 9-mile stretch of the gorge in Tennessee and North Carolina…