***UPDATED*** N.C. Department of Transportation crews cleared the
slide and opened the highway before 1 a.m.
ASHEVILLE — A short section of N.C. 209 near Waldroup Road in
Madison County is closed tonight due to a rockslide.
The slide area, about four miles south of Hot Springs, should be
cleared, examined and re-opened in time for the morning commute.
A temporary detour has been established around the slide. Drivers
heading north from the Haywood County direction should take N.C. 63 to Bailey
Branch Road to U.S. 25/70 Business to U.S. 25/70 to N.C. 209. Motorists
travelling south shall take the reverse order.
NCDOT teams are removing the debris from both sides with two
excavators and 14 dump trucks carrying the debris to different off-site
locations.
Visit www.DriveNC.gov for real-time traffic information and follow NCDOT
on Twitter.
Contact: David Uchiyama
duchiyama@ncdot.gov
(828) 251-6171