Part of Interstate 40 was closed in Johnston County on Wednesday afternoon. Broadcastify traffic indicated there was standing water in part of the roadway.

A stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee has reopened more than five months after damage from Hurricane Helene forced its closure.

A year and a day after the deadly incident, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report about a small plane crash along Interstate 40.

A portion of I-40 was destroyed by Helene's torrential rainfall on Sept. 28. The road is reopening, but like much of western North Carolina it's from anything resembling normal.

The wreck occurred in the westbound lane on Interstate 40 in Jackson — near mile marker 80. At least four vehicles, including two semi trucks, were damaged in the collision. Traffic backed up as the westbound lane was temporarily closed while crews worked the scene.

TDOT spokesperson Mark Nagi said this is so crews can replace downed power lines that were damaged in Tuesday evening's storm.

Interstate 40 is set to open to traffic on Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes last September. N.C. Department of Transportation and contract crews have stabilized the remaining westbound lanes and prepared them to provide one lane of traffic in each direction.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — For months after Hurricane Helene, Interstate 40 has been closed near the Tennessee and North Carolina state line. The corridor was a common route used by travelers and ...

Interstate 40 at the North Carolina and Tennessee state lines is set to partially reopen on Saturday, more than five months after Hurricane Helene left it damaged.

THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE WRECK HAPPENED ON I-40 WEST PAST THE ROUTE 66 CASINO. ALL WESTBOUND LANES ARE SHUT DOWN WEST OF THERE. THERE IS NO Interstate 40 westbound is ...