North Carolina is still rebuilding after Hurricane Helene‘s devastation, but a key piece of infrastructure partially reopened over the weekend. In the western part of the Tar Heel State, parts of various roadways vital for interstate travel and commerce,

Five months after Hurricane Helene severed a critical Appalachian freight corridor, a 12-mile stretch of Interstate 40 through North Carolina’s Pigeon River Gorge reopened Saturday.

A fire hydrant on the corner of North Roxboro Street and Crutchfield could be seen shooting out water, causing police to shut down one lane of North Roxboro. Interstate 85 in Durham was shut down to one lane at an exit ramp due to a car crash amid the wet road conditions.

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

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — 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, partially restoring the major travel connection with eastern Tennessee.

The interstate in western North Carolina that was washed out by Hurricane Helene opened to one lane in each direction over the weekend. Also: Amerit Fleet Solutions acquires Vector Fleet Management.

After a five-month closure due to Hurricane Helene, a 12-mile stretch of I-40 near the Tennessee border will reopen on Saturday.

At long last, I-40 will reopen along the Pigeon River in Tennessee. Here's what drivers should know about as the interstate reopens after suffering damage from Hurricane Helene

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.

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 ...