Feds approve a quarry in national forest to speed rebuilding of I-40 in Western NC
The N.C. Department of Transportation and its contractors will be able to mine stone from Pisgah National Forest to help ...
Trump admin: I-40 rebuild project to use Pisgah National Forest materials after Helene devastation
The U.S Department of Transportation has "cleared a number of legal barriers" allowing the N.C. Department of Transportation ...
Celtics Wire20d
Most Western NC wildfires contained but elevated threat returns. Which areas are at risk?
Drought conditions persist in the Western North Carolina region, elevating the risk of wildfires ... but strong winds in the Pigeon River Gorge presented a challenge for firefighters. The Hicks ...
jaguarswire.usatoday1mon
Sneak peek at I-40 reopening through Pigeon River Gorge after Helene: expect delays
Interstate 40 along the Pigeon River Gorge will reopen on March 1 ... Crossing the Tennessee line from North Carolina, a vista of the gorge opens up as excavators and dump trucks bustle below the road ...
WRAL29d
Five months later, NC to Tennessee connection is open, with limits
For the first time since Hurricane Helene in late September, drivers can travel on Interstate 40 from North Carolina to Tennessee. The highway at Pigeon River Gorge was washed out in the storm ...
Raleigh News & Observer3d
Feds approve a quarry in national forest to speed rebuilding of I-40 in Western NC
The N.C. Department of Transportation and its contractors will be able to mine stone from Pisgah National Forest to help rebuild Interstate 40 through the Pigeon ... Gorge in Western North ...
Asheville Citizen-Times3d
Trump admin: I-40 rebuild project to use Pisgah National Forest materials after Helene devastation
The road in the Pigeon River Gorge reopened on March 1 ... to more than 187,000 acres of national forest land in Western North Carolina, according to a report from the U.S. Forest Service.