NCDOT workers from the coast are used to hurricanes. Helene’s aftermath is different
A group of 21 Division 3 workers went to Hendersonville, with equipment and supplies, on Oct. 2, five days after Helene ...
‘We will rebuild’ I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge, NCDOT tells Buttigieg. But how?
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg toured Western North Carolina for the first time since the remnants of Hurricane ...
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NCDOT will seek companies to build I-77 toll lanes, relieve congestion
N.C. Department of Transportation will look for another private company to partner with on I-77 toll lanes, this time ...
I-77 reopens after vehicle fire, NCDOT says
Interstate 77 has been shut down due to a vehicle that caught fire Saturday morning, according to the Charlotte Fire ...
‘Like nothing we’ve ever seen.’ NCDOT works to reopen hundreds of roads in Western NC
The scale of destruction from Hurricane Helene coupled with the mountain terrain have made it hard for crews to get to many ...
Could I-40 at state line reopen in early 2025? NCDOT explains the work that needs to be done
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. — Helene demolished the main thoroughfare linking North Carolina to Tennessee. On Monday, NCDOT shared a ...
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NCDOT crews have reopened 600+ roads since Helene; $10M contract award to stabilize I-40 lanes in WNC
The majority of the region was placed under a travel advisory, and NCDOT is still asking for essential travel only in the ...
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NCDOT to open N.C. 211 near Dutchman’s Creek
After being shuttered due to flooding from Potential Tropical Cyclone #8, an area on North Carolina 211 is reopening. On ...
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NCDOT Awards Contract to Stabilize I-40; Long-Term Plan Still in the Works
NCDOT has awarded a $10 million contract to stabilize a section of I-40 damaged by Hurricane Helene, with long-term plans ...
Latest road closure updates for Western North Carolina: NCDOT work, alternate routes, map, more
Western North Carolina's roads are still only open to essential travel only. Take a look at the latest map and how works is ...
Two weeks after Helene, NCDOT still working to connect Bat Cave with outside world
Restoring use of the bridge is the best hope NCDOT has for rebuilding U.S. 64 and other roads into the community, said ...
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NCDOT: How did Tropical Storm Helene impact Asheville's I-26 Connector project?
Since Tropical Storm Helene slammed Western North Carolina Sept. 27, bringing record-breaking floods and devastation, NCDOT crews identified more than 6,900 sites where roads and bridges are ...