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Interstates 40 and 26 were closed in several places near Asheville and the Tennessee line Friday, and NCDOT says some stretches of interstates may not reopen until Monday evening, if then.
Interstate 81 offers a bypass to I-40. From Knoxville, travelers can head north on I-81, which connects with Interstate 26, providing an alternate route to Asheville and other areas in North Carolina.
The I-40 East weekend closure will allow crews from DBA Harrison Construction Co. of Asheville to continue work on the eastbound bridge over Hominy Creek and Hominy Creek Road.
The repairs needed to I-40 will take "months" at a minimum, according to NCDOT. What section of I-40 is closed? On Tuesday, I-40 was reopened east of Asheville, but I-40 at mile marker 3 in ...
In 1981, US 25 was moved onto the existing US 19/US 23 freeway north of Asheville, it then went on to a new four-lane road west of Weaverville; most of the old route was replaced by NC 251. [ 4 ] In 1974, US 25 was placed onto new expressway between Zirconia to the South Carolina state line, the old route would later become part of NC 225 in 1997.
Traffic to the Brevard Road onramp to I-40 East will also be detoured to utilize the I-240 East detour route. More: Buncombe OKs $310K for Warren Wilson conservation; $7.8M easement would preserve ...
Maintained by NCDOT: Length: 145 mi [1] (233 km) Existed: 1927–present: Tourist routes: Mountain Waters Scenic Byway Nantahala Byway Mount Mitchell Scenic Drive: Major junctions; South end: US 19 / US 129 / SR 11 at the Georgia state line at Bellview: I-40 / US 74 in Asheville I-26 / I-240 in Asheville: North end: US 19E / US 19W at Cane River
The interchange features left exit and entrances; while travelers along eastbound I-26/westbound I-240, access to eastbound I-40 is via North Carolina Highway 191 (NC 191, Brevard Road, exit 1). Westbound I-40/US 74 continues on to Canton and Knoxville; eastbound I-40 provides access to nearby Biltmore Estate and further on to Hickory.