{"id":140756,"date":"2025-02-28T07:34:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140756"},"modified":"2025-02-28T07:34:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T00:34:01","slug":"interstate-40-set-to-reopen-this-weekend-after-months-after-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=140756","title":{"rendered":"Interstate 40 set to reopen this weekend after months after Hurricane Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div data-widget-type=\"embed\" data-video-id=\"fmc-rk0vwwvu0v72jzri\" class=\"m video-player\"><a href=\"\" class=\"video-link\"><span class=\"overlay\"\/> <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"640\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37574544709\/320\/179\/ox3fx6eo1bbhnohp.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37574544709\/640\/358\/ox3fx6eo1bbhnohp.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static-media.fox.com\/fmc\/prod\/weather\/37574544709\/768\/432\/ox3fx6eo1bbhnohp.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">FOX Weather\u2019s Brandy Campbell is in Chimney Rock, North Carolina where volunteers are arriving from all over the country to help the region post-Hurricane Helene.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A major benchmark has been achieved amid Hurricane Helene&#8217;s recovery efforts as parts of Interstate 40 prepare to open this weekend in western North Carolina.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">To sustain safety on the road, there will be one lane open on each side of the highway, along with a strict 40 mph zone.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">One lane of the interstate will be open in each direction from Exit 20 to Exit 15 in North Carolina, and again from Exit 7 to the state line and about five miles into Tennessee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncdot.gov\/news\/press-releases\/Pages\/2025\/2025-02-11-i-40-gorge-open.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to the North Carolina Department of Transportation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/helene\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hurricane Helene<\/a> displaced many residents and devastated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">southeast <\/a>U.S. with deadly flooding.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/hurricane-helene-north-carolina-swannanoa-asheville-boone-disaster-recovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>FRIGID TEMPERATURES ADD TO MISERY IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITIES RAVAGED BY HELENE: &#8216;WE&#8217;RE STRUGGLING&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to state estimates, the remnants of the September <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/hurricanes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hurricane <\/a>damaged or destroyed more than 70,000 homes across the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/north-carolina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The hurricane was both the deadliest and the costliest of last season, which claimed over 200 lives \u2013 many of which were in North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Photos show the progress Department of Transportation crews have achieved over the last few months during the restoration of the highway that connects Western North Carolina and Eastern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/tennessee\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tennessee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image component-center\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/288\/162\/highway.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/576\/324\/highway.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/720\/405\/highway.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1440\/810\/highway.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/highway.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/1336\/752\/highway.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/668\/376\/highway.png?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Interstate 40 set to reopen in North Carolina near the Pigeon River Gorge on March 1, nearly 6 months after Hurricane Helene.\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"title\">Interstate 40 set to reopen in North Carolina near the Pigeon River Gorge on March 1, nearly 6 months after Hurricane Helene.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"><strong> (@NCDOT \/ X)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">There is still a long way to go before the highway reopens to full capacity.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     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