It took 15 years to build the section of I-40 that connects North Carolina and Tennessee. The highway snakes alongside the Pigeon River, perched on a shelf blasted from the side of the mountains.

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. -- A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene's historic flooding collapsed ...

According to the NCDOT map, the highway would start near Interstate 85 in Greensboro, connect to Highway 421 heading southeast, connect to Highway 87 in Sanford and connect to Interstate 95 in ...

A rockslide and flooding have caused a portion of Interstate 40 to be shut down near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line. The rockslide happened just east of Exit 451 (Waterville Road) in ...

A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding collapsed portions of the road.

Engineers work on Interstate 40 after Hurricane Helene's rushing waters destroyed half of it. Take a sneak peek into the repairs of Interstate 40 that was partially destroyed by Hurricane Helene ...

I-40 near the Tennessee/North Carolina state line is expected to reopen on or before July 3, Nagi said. TDOT crews are working to get the highway reopened "as quickly as possible," Nagi said.

Interstate 42 labels are still nowhere to be found on Highway 70. But NCDOT officials say progress is happening.

Interstate 81 offers a bypass to I-40. From Knoxville, travelers can head north on I-81, which connects with Interstate 77, providing an alternate route to Asheville and other areas in North Carolina.