Then, I-40 partially reopened in March for the first time since the storm. I-40 REOPENS IN HAYWOOD COUNTY AFTER 5-MONTH CLOSURE FROM HURRICANE DAMAGE “It was a relief,” Danner said with a smile.

Following heavy rain, a series of rock slides occurred on I-40 near the Tennessee/North Carolina border, the worst of which was at mile marker 450. At least two weeks are needed to complete ...

HARTFORD, Tenn. (AP) — Crews on Friday reopened a section of Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky Mountains after flooding and a rock slide closed the major cross ...

Crews work to clean up and prepare Interstate 40 around mile marker 451 near the Tennessee/North Carolina state line on June 25, 2025, after a rockslide and flooding occurred on June 18, 2025.

COCKE COUNTY, Tenn — Just three months after I-40 reopened following damage by Hurricane Helene, a new slide and high water closed it again. This time for at least two weeks.

I-40 is scheduled to reopen on or before Thursday, July 3, after the flash flooding last week, a spokesman with the Tennessee Department of Transportation said.

I-40 is scheduled to reopen on or before Thursday, July 3, after the flash flooding last week, a spokesman with the Tennessee Department of Transportation said.

Damage at Exit 451, the first into the Tennessee side of I-40, could take longer to resolve, ... many of which have only recently reopened after sustaining damage from Hurricane Helene.