The North Carolina Department of Transportation reports that Interstate 40 near the Tennessee state line (from Mile Marker 0-20) will be closed indefinitely. NCDOT reports that I-40 is closed in both directions for 43 miles between Exit 432 in Tennessee and Exit 20 in North Carolina.

Sections of Interstate 40 are still impassable and some areas are just completely gone. It will take a while to make repairs to the interstate, but it might not be as long as Google is predicting.

Interstate 40 is impassable between Tennessee and Asheville, North Carolina, and beyond, because of catastrophic floods from the remnants of Hurricane Helene. A mudslide and flooding have shut down the route.

Floods in Tennessee that were triggered by Hurricane Helene have led to road closures on Interstate 40. Authorities from the Tennessee Department of Transportation (DoT) announced the closure of both on and off ramps at Exit 447,

A mudslide from Hurricane Helene flooding resulted in a partial collapse of the highway, a major thoroughfare through the Southern Appalachians.

A mudslide on the North Carolina side resulted in a partial collapse of the I-40, NCDOT spokesperson Kelse Edwards said.

Hurricane Helene caused a partial collapse of I-40 in Tennessee and North Carolina, prompting road closures and a state of emergency.

A portion of Interstate 26 is currently closed, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation. Motorists traveling between East Tennessee and North Carolina are facing significant detours after sections of Interstate 40 were washed out by catastrophic flooding from Hurricane Helene.