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I-40 is open between Tennessee and North Carolina. What drivers should know

Interstate 40 is open once again at the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. The highway reopened June 27 following a rockslide and flood that overtook the road June 18. Drivers can now cross the ...
Touchdown Wire

It may be 2028 before Interstate 40 fully reopens. Here's what's going into the work

Interstate 40, a vital economic connection through the Appalachian Mountains between Tennessee and North Carolina, likely won't fully reopen until 2028. The pass through the Pigeon River Gorge was ...
WYFF

I-40 closure near North Carolina-Tennessee line disrupts travel, detours in place

BATTERY CHARGE. A TRAFFIC ALERT FOR DRIVERS RIGHT NOW, A SECTION OF INTERSTATE 40 REMAINS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE STATE LINE. RIGHT NOW, YOU ARE GETTING AN ...
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Tractor-trailers get stuck on small mountain roads in North Carolina after Interstate 40 closure

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In addition to closing 20 miles of Interstate 40 last week in the North Carolina mountains to the Tennessee state line, heavy rains and mudslides triggered the closure of ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Why is I-40 closed today? Interstate rockslide and Tennessee closure: Where, what to know

I-40 is closed in Cocke County, Tennessee. To bypass I-40, drivers should take I-81 and I-26. A rockslide and flooding happened on I-40 in East Tennessee near the North Carolina state line. UPDATE: ...
WYFF

Interstate 40 reopens ahead of schedule after rockslide near Tennessee-North Carolina line

UNDERWAY. WELL, SOME GOOD NEWS IF YOU PLAN TO TRAVEL I-40. TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS SAY I-40 THAT IS NEAR THE NORTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE STATE LINE IS OPEN SOONER THAN EXPECTED. VIDEO NOW FROM T-DOT, ...
WTVD

North Carolina Highway Patrol steps up stops on Interstate 40 over Thanksgiving weekend

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- This weekend the North Carolina Highway Patrol joined forces with other state and local law enforcement agencies to participate in the I-40 Challenge. The campaign focused on the ...
WITN

Flooding shuts down I-40 in western North Carolina again

HARTFORD, Tenn. (AP) — Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains ...
WLTX19

Rockslide and flooding trap drivers, shut down major interstate

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The Cocke County Emergency Management Agency detailed the events that led to a rockslide and flooding that completely blocked I-40 at the Tennessee/North Carolina border Wednesday ...

Church dedicates 120-foot cross overlooking Interstate 40 in North Little Rock

On a hillside above Interstate 40, Crystal Hill Assembly of God dedicated its 120-foot-tall steel cross Sunday, asking God to ...
WGHP

Married couple killed, children hurt in crash on Interstate 85/40

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Authorities said on Sunday that a husband and wife died and two of their children were injured in an Orange County crash along Interstate 85/40 on Friday afternoon. The ...