A portion of the Interstate 40 that connects North Carolina to Tennessee via Cocke County was swallowed up by a landslide from a flash flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene Friday. Photos of the water swallowing a part of the highway surfaced. The road is currently closed.
It’s going to be a lonngggg rebuilding process after #HurricaneHelene 😪I-40 is currently being destroyed by an insane amount of flooding 🌊Everyone on the east coast be safe 🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/P2vTs0fO4P
— Kyle Tusing (@ktusing34) September 27, 2024
Mark Nagi, the Regional Communications Officer for the Tennessee Department of Transportation – Region 1, said in a post on X that I-40 East is closed starting at MM 432.
I-40 East is closed starting at MM 432.This is the Pigeon River in Cocke County at MM 439.4. pic.twitter.com/CmbxuKwmHP
— Mark Nagi (@MarkNagiTDOT) September 27, 2024
Justin Berger, reporter for WLOS5, posted photos from Joshua Pile of the landslide that caused the shutdown of the I 40. Here are the photos:
These are photos from Joshua Pile of the landslide that shutdown I-40 on both sides between exits 66 and 72. @WLOS_13pic.twitter.com/NzXroEkcq3
— Justin Berger (@Justin__Berger) September 27, 2024
This is a developing story.