This isn't the first time that I-26 has been the alternate route after an I-40 shutdown in Western North Carolina. Here's what locals had to say.

Interstate 40 is estimated to reopen in about two weeks after four rockslides brought rocks and trees tumbling down to the pavement near the Tennessee/North Carolina border.

After yet another weather-related closure, Interstate 40 at the Tennessee and North Carolina border has reopened after a rockslide and flood closed the road through the Pigeon River Gorge on June ...

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.

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 ...

I-40 in Cocke County is closed due to a rockslide and flooding near Exit 451, affecting traffic and businesses. Repairs could take two weeks, TDOT said.