While Interstate 40 will reopen March 1, officials are calling for the reopening to include slow traffic, delays and "unusual ...

Around 20 miles of Interstate 40 between Tennessee and North Carolina have been closed since Tropical Storm Helene hit the region on Sept. 27.

The eastbound lane will be separated from the Pigeon River Gorge by a 12-foot shoulder and a concrete barrier. Will trucks be allowed to drive on the reopened section of Interstate 40? Yes.

The N.C. Department of Transportation has installed 2,088 feet of "soil nail wall" to support the westbound lanes of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge. How much will full repairs along I-40 ...

JONATHAN CREEK - Driving west along Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge, the cliffs adjacent to the road have been covered in a gray concrete and soil nails that look as if they were pressed ...

I-40 through the Pigeon River Gorge is expected to reopen on March 1 Over 2,000 feet of soil nail wall was installed to stabilize the road. The stretch of road supports over 26,000 daily vehicles.

Interstate 40 along the Pigeon River Gorge will reopen on March 1. The road will have one lane open in each direction. Officials are calling for motorists to expect delays and longer travel times.

Either way, I-40 will be a busy construction zone through the Pigeon River Gorge for the foreseeable future, Tanner said. “I don’t want to discourage people from coming through I-40,” he said.

Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday. Though still ...