I-40 in Cocke County is closed due to flooding and a rockslide. TDOT crews are working on solutions, advising drivers to use alternate routes and avoid the area.

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — If you're planning a trip from North Carolina to Gatlinburg or Dollywood, you may need to rethink your route. A rockslide and flash flooding shut down a key stretch of ...

NORTH CAROLINA — There is another travel headache for drivers in western North Carolina where a rockslide and flooding forced the closure of Interstate 40 at the Tennessee state line once again.

Flooding, rockslide closes I-40 near Tennessee-North Carolina state line by: Matt Hollingsworth, Gregory Raucoules Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 08:54 AM CDT Updated: Jun 20, 2025 / 08:48 AM CDT ...

HARTFORD, Tenn. (AP) — Heavy rain, flooding and a rock slide have again closed a section of the major cross country highway Interstate 40 along its narrow corridor through the Great Smoky ...

High water and mud covered part of I-40, submerging the road, now closed in both directions, with no word on when it will reopen.

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