North Carolina
NCDOT partners with contractor to speed up Helene repairs in Pigeon River Gorge
HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) and a contractor have teamed up to try to get repairs completed faster in the Pigeon River Gorge after Helene.
I-40 PIGEON RIVER GORGE RECONSTRUCTION ON TRACK, COMPLETION EXPECTED BY 2028: NCDOT
NCDOT and the contractor have built a temporary concrete plant and brought in a rock crusher to have the materials they need close at hand.
It also reduces the amount of materials they have to truck in on the interstate.
As previously reported, the Pigeon River washed away a big chunk of the highway’s eastbound side during the storm.
REPAIRS ON HELENE-DAMAGED SECTION OF I-40 WILL COST NEARLY $2 BILLION: NCDOT
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That stretch of road remains one lane in each direction with a reduced speed limit.