The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) said Monday a stretch of Interstate 40 in the Pigeon River Gorge would remain closed indefinitely as efforts to repair parts of the ...

NCDOT will hold an open house from 5-7 p.m. Thursday at John Griffin Middle School, 5551 Fisher Road, where residents can review design maps, ask questions and submit comments, according to an ...

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NCDOT has also identified nearly 7,000 sites where roads and bridges are damaged, and a large swath of WNC roads remain limited to essential travel only. “The damage to our roads and bridges is ...

NCDOT was able to reopen I-26 south of Asheville over the weekend, providing the first major access to the city since the storm. “But we want people to avoid unnecessary travel,” Kritzer said.

“But we will be here until Western North Carolina can get back on its feet.” NCDOT says it has reopened about 800 roads since the storm. The department has more than 2,000 employees from ...

NCDOT teams have spread out across the western part of the state to reopen what they can, but there is a long road ahead before some areas are as accessible as they once were. That includes ...

So far, NCDOT has found more than 6,900 sites where roads and bridges need fixing. “The damage to our roads and bridges is like nothing we’ve ever seen after any storm, and this will be a long ...