There's not much new to report on the Interstate 26 Connector project this week, but crews are getting close to finishing blasting at their first location. The N.C. Department of Transportation says ... Read More

Asheville's 828 News NOWDee PridgenTraffic moves through the I-26 Connector construction zone in Asheville, seen from across the French Broad River. ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) - Drivers heading ... Read More

ASHEVILLE - With the Patton Avenue to Westgate Parkway flyover ramp forever closed due to construction on the Interstate 26 Connector, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has released a ... Read More

Interstate 26 West in Buncombe County is now fully open in its final four lane pattern after years of construction. Read More

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is moving forward with the Interstate 26 connector project, making progress ... Read More

Two new lanes on Interstate 26 East will be available for drivers on Friday morning. But first, the N.C. Department of Transportation will close I-26 East from Brevard Road to Airport Road at 8 p.m. Read More

Four lanes on Interstate 26, westbound, are now available to drive on in the construction zone between the Blue Ridge Parkway and Exit 33, to Brevard Road. Read More

A motor home fire shut down Interstate 26 East during the midday hours of May 18, according to emergency personnel. Read More

An early-morning accident involving two tractor-trailers and two Polk County EMS vehicles has shut down I-26 East for several hours on Sept. 25. Read More

A homicide investigation is underway after a woman was found dead in a vehicle on the side of Interstate 26 following an apparent assault. Read More

According to NC troopers, a dump truck driving on I-40 west of Asheville lost control after one of its tires blew out, causing it to slam into the concrete median. Read More

The nearly 13-mile stretch won't see any more barrels, machines or workers by Friday morning. NCDOT opened all four lanes months ago, but the nighttime closures continued, which diverted traffic to ... Read More

The roadwork, stretching 16.9 miles along I-26 from U.S. 64 in Hendersonville to the I-40 / I-240 interchange in Asheville, has been underway since October 2019, according to the North Carolina ... Read More

Today's round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: (This is a two-parter) 1. What's with all the construction on I-40 east right before the 26 split? I see they have ... Read More

The official detour takes drivers heading east on I-40 up Interstate 26 at Asheville, North Carolina, to Johnson City, Tennessee, and then south down Interstate 81 back to I-40. Read More

A landslide and flash flooding forced the closure of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line, halting traffic between Cosby, TN, and Clyde, NC. The I-40 closure, near Mile Marker ... Read More

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) - UPDATE (1:40 p.m.): The NCDOT says I-26 East near Brevard Road has reopened after an earlier wreck temporarily closed the roadway. A crash has temporarily shut down eastbound ... Read More

A stretch near a busy bridge on Interstate 26 in Henderson County will be closed next week. According to a news release from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, a contractor will close a ... Read More

The contractor, Archer-Wright Joint Venture, will adjust the striping on I-40 East between mile markers 44 (Patton Avenue / Smokey Park Highway) and 46A (I-26 East). Crews also will install concrete ... Read More

An interstate project ... operations on and Interstate 40 West bridge between Hendersonville Road and I-26. Crews from DBA Harrison Construction Company of Asheville will close I-40 West from ... Read More

The N.C. Department of Transportation opened new lanes on Thursday morning following an overnight closure to safely remove temporary traffic control. New lanes opened from the Fletcher-Mountain Home ... Read More

At approximately 7:45 a.m. March 17, a tractor trailer lost its load of construction cones, causing a 16-vehicle pileup on I-26 East. Read More

At approximately 7:45 a.m. March 17, a tractor trailer lost its load of construction cones, causing a 16-vehicle pileup on I-26 East. Read More

The Asheville Police Department said two people are wanted on charges after an investigation into multiple break-ins following Hurricane Helene. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said a ... Read More

(The Center Square) - More than 2,000 households remain in FEMA transitional housing as western North Carolina this weekend ... on legislation to appropriate more. Interstate 40, a key commerce route ... Read More

After costs for the northern section of the Interstate 26 Connector Project in North Carolina came in over budget, a six-month optimization and refinement process has reduced the cost estimate of the ... Read More

N.C. (FOX Carolina) - The Asheville Police Department reports a police car was involved in a multiple vehicle collision. According to officers, two vehicles collided while traveling west on I-26 ... Read More

Timelapse in Asheville NC from Day to Night with Fast Moving Traffic at I26 and Long Shoals Rd Arden with the Beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina in the Background. Panning Across ... Read More

North Carolina and Tennessee were cleared this week for $352.6 million in Emergency Relief funds in the '?quick release'? process by the Federal Highway Administration from ... Read More

A driver going the wrong way led to a fatal car accident on I-26 near Weaverville at 3:27 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, according to highway patrol. Read More

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said one person is dead and one person is seriously injured after a crash in Buncombe County. Read More

NOW WE WANT TO TAKE YOU TO NORTH CAROLINA WHERE THE GOVERNOR THERE ... CREWS COULD BE SEEN SPRAYING THE SALT MIXTURE ON INTERSTATE 26 NEAR THE ASHEVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. ENGINEERS SAY THEY ... Read More

'?The damage in many highway corridors across western North Carolina ... Why is I-26 marked east / west when it runs north / south? appeared first on Asheville Watchdog. Read More

As western North Carolina recovers from the devastation of Hurricane Helene, Asheville's small businesses ... and off a hurricane-damaged stretch of Interstate 40 that had been severely eroded ... Read More

RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) - North Carolina Department of Transportation leaders ... The roads that have been reopened include: Interstate 40 near Old Fort and in downtown Asheville, I-26 in ... Read More

Interstate 40 and Interstate 26 at North Carolina and Tennessee border are closed ... Why was flooding so bad in Western NC?:Why was Asheville, North Carolina flooding so bad? Rare weather events and ... Read More

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) - More than a week after Helene, many mountain roads remain closed due to flooding and damage. In Asheville, Hendersonville Road and Biltmore Avenue will temporarily close so ... Read More

Saturday's recap: Helene brought heavy rain and strong winds to North Carolina starting the night ... posted at an Asheville fire station, Interstate 26 has not opened in some areas past the ... Read More

Floodwaters pushed by remnants of Hurricane Helene have left North Carolina's largest mountain city largely cut off by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service. It was ... Read More

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - Floodwaters pushed by the remnants of Hurricane Helene left North Carolina's largest mountain city isolated Saturday by damaged roads and a lack of power and cellphone service, ... Read More

Interstate 26 south of Asheville was opened but remains the only major thoroughfare into the region due to damage to Interstate 40 and other routes. State transportation officials continue to urge ... Read More

Interstate 40 is impassable between Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond, because of catastrophic floods from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. Read More

ASHEVILLE - There have been "multiple" fatalities ... Cole said Highway Patrol is trying to escort '?needed supplies'? and resources into the area. Interstate 26 is open to South Carolina, he said. Read More

HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (WSPA) - A crash has closed a portion of Interstate 26 in Henderson County. The crash happened around 9:30 a.m. on I-26 eastbound at mile marker 55, according to the North ... Read More

A contractor faces possible fines after a weekend closure of Interstate 40 east spilled into the Monday morning commute and caused traffic delays around Asheville.I-40 east was scheduled to close ... Read More

ASHEVILLE - The North Carolina State Highway Patrol recently ... night traveling the wrong way in the westbound lanes of Interstate 26 near mile markers 11 and 12, the recently released report ... Read More

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) - Parts of Interstate 26 will close overnight in Western North Carolina this week so ... Location: I-26 East from Brevard Road (Exit 33) to U.S. 64 (Exit 49) Detour ... Read More

An investigation is underway after vandals poured rainbow paint on the rock face of Beaucatcher Mountain along Interstate 240. Read More

On Tuesday morning, an NCDOT IMAP truck was hit while helping a stranded motorist on Interstate 26 East in Buncombe County.An IMAP truck, that stands for Instan ... Read More