The state was able to position trucks and troopers on the interstate south of Asheville just before the French Broad River ...
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 ...
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 ...
Highway and water infrastructure in Western North Carolina are coming back online months after Hurricane Helene brought widespread damage to the region.