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.

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 ...

“All roads in Western North Carolina should be considered closed and non-emergency travel is prohibited,” NCDOT said. A representative in the North Carolina DOT’s communications ...

“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 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 ...

“There are places we can’t get to,” said spokesman Jamie Kritzer. NCDOT has more than 1,600 employees from across the state and dozens of contracting companies working to clear debris and make repairs ...

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 ...