The $1.1-billion Cape Fear Memorial Bridge replacement is still in design, but a $242-million federal grant is on hold after an executive order from President Donald Trump.

I-40 was destroyed by Hurricane Helene five months ago. Flash flooding along the Pigeon River damaged large sections of the eastbound lanes near the Tennessee line.

The Biden Administration poured billions of federal dollars into road and rail development, including a new passenger train rail line from Raleigh to Richmond, Virginia.

Many states, including Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, and Georgia, are starting to issue mobile licenses that drivers carry in a digital wallet on their smartphones.

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. ( WHNS /WVLT) - A portion of I-40 in North Carolina to the Tennessee state line is officially set to reopen to traffic. According to the North Carolina Department of Transportation, the interstate will reopen on Saturday, March 1 with one lane in each direction at 35 miles per hour through the narrow lanes.

Of this funding, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will receive $250 million to repair damaged roadways and bridges,

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 40 through the western North Carolina mountains is reopening to traffic this weekend, months after Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding collapsed portions of the road, partially restoring the major travel connection with eastern Tennessee.

The sheriff said 11 people died and three people are considered to be missing more than five months after Helene swept through the county.

The state Department of Transportation said the 20-mile (32-kilometer) section on the North Carolina side of the border will officially reopen on Saturday. Flooding in the Pigeon River gorge in ...