Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crews are working around the clock to rebuild sections of Interstate 40 through the Great Smoky Mountains after Hurricane Helene ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) - North Carolina transportation officials said a stretch of Interstate 40 damaged by Hurricane Helene could fully reopen by the end of 2029. New estimates from the North ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HAYWOOD COUNTY, NC (WATE) — This weekend marks two years since Hurricane Helene moved through Western North Carolina and East ...

About 20% of the concrete fortifications along the seven-mile stretch have been completed. The cost could hit $3 billion.

The estimated cost to rebuild Interstate 40 after Hurricane Helene has increased to $2.8 billion. The higher cost is driven by the need to drill deeper to anchor steel piles into the gorge's bedrock.

There’s something similar to a small city of construction workers and heavy machinery along Interstate 40 near the Tennessee border. It’s part of a $2 billion effort to repair the highway, which was ...

Engineer Blake Soblesky explains how Interstate 40 is being rebuilt in North Carolina side after flooding from Hurricane Helene damaged the highway.