I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge is expected to reopen on March 1 Over 2,000 ... marking a major step in repairing a critical corridor through the mountains of Western North Carolina. The reopening ...

The Pigeon River in Newport went six-feet higher than the previous recorded crest, something that stood for over 120 years.

Five months after Interstate 40 partially collapsed into the Pigeon River in North Carolina, the highway is reopening March 1. Drivers will once again be able to travel freely from Tennessee ...

Interstate 40 along the Pigeon River Gorge will reopen on March 1 ... Crossing the Tennessee line from North Carolina, a vista of the gorge opens up as excavators and dump trucks bustle below the road ...

The rail company will install new bridge spans to replace a section in Newport, Tennessee, that collapsed after Hurricane ...

For the first time since Hurricane Helene in late September, drivers can travel on Interstate 40 from North Carolina to Tennessee. The highway at Pigeon River Gorge was washed out in the storm ...

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy visitedthe Pigeon River Gorge in North Carolina Feb. 10, 2025 to survey Tropical Storm Helene recovery efforts. These are road crews working on the road ...

I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge is expected to reopen on ... a critical corridor through the mountains of Western North Carolina. The reopening of the road in Haywood County had been delayed ...