NCDOT knew I-40 would flood in Asheville 2 days before Helene hit. Here’s how
The state was able to position trucks and troopers on the interstate south of Asheville just before the French Broad River ...
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NCDOT knew I-40 would flood in Asheville 2 days before Helene hit. Here’s how
As the storm moved inland and the rainfall predictions grew more dire, so did the predicted flooding. Water from the French Broad River covers Interstate 40 just east of where it crosses the river ...
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NCDOT knew I-40 would flood in Asheville 2 days before Helene hit. Here’s how
“That flooding was more than we’d ever seen ... which is across the river from a section of Interstate 40 that also flooded after the remnants of Hurricane Helene hit Western North Carolina.
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NCDOT knew I-40 would flood in Asheville 2 days before Helene hit. Here’s how
As it flows north into Asheville, the French Broad River passes under Interstate 40 and takes a hard right ... That changed when the department’s two-year-old flood warning system began predicting the ...
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NCDOT Aims to Reopen Helene-damaged Interstate 40 by New Year's Day
Highway and water infrastructure in Western North Carolina are coming back online months after Hurricane Helene brought widespread damage to the region.
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NCDOT sets a tentative date for reopening Interstate 40 between NC and Tennessee
Flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Helene severed all interstate highway access between North Carolina and Tennessee. In addition to I-40, Interstate 26 was closed at the state line after two ...