A stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee has reopened more than five months after damage from Hurricane Helene forced its closure.

I-40 is scheduled to reopen to traffic on Saturday with one lane in each direction at 35 mph through narrow lanes.

A stretch of Interstate 40 connecting North Carolina and Tennessee has reopened more than five months after damage from Hurricane Helene forced its closure. READ MORE: ...

A stretch of Interstate 40 that serves as a freight route between North Carolina and Tennessee has partially reopened after a monthslong shutdown caused by storm-related damage from Hurricane Helene.

Parts of Interstate 40 in North Carolina were washed away in Hurricane Helene, but it has reopened in a limited scope after months of rebuilding.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Five months after Helene devastated parts of I-40, the road is back open . The storm caused significant ...

However, the interstate will not feel the same as it was before Hurricane Helene ... the Appalachian Mountains. Damage from the Helene caused this portion of I-40 to close in late September ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - The media got a sneak peak of I-40, months after Hurricane Helene ... DOT have never seen this level of damage along a primary interstate, never in their careers.