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Helene Repair Projects

​​Below is a list of larger projects the N.C. Department of Transportation is currently working on. For more information on a project, click on the name below. ​​​​​​​

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  • I-40 Pigeon River Gorge in Haywood County

    ​Project Overview: 12-mile stretch of I-40 damaged at the Pigeon River Gorge.

    ​Estimated cost
    ​$1 billion
    ​Status
    ​Design
    ​Anticipated Construction Start Date
    ​​Feb. 27, 2025

  • N.C. 197 South in Yancey County

    ​Project Description: 30 miles of roadway repair and repair/r​​eplacement of 11 b​​ridges.​

    ​Estimated Cost
    ​$291 million
    ​Status
    ​Design
    ​​Anticpated Construction Start Date
    ​August 2025
  • Toe-Nolichucky River Basin in Yancey County

    ​Project Overview: 18 miles of roadway repairs and repair/replacement of 7 bridges.

    ​​Estimated Cost
    ​$345 million
    ​Status
    ​Design
    ​Anticipated Construction Start Date
    ​August 2025

  • U.S. 19 West (Northern Section) in Yancey County

    ​Project Overview: 14 miles of roadway repair and repair/r​eplacement of 7 b​ridges.​

    ​Estimated Cost
    ​$318 million
    ​Status
    ​Design
    ​Anticipated​​​ Construction Start Date
    ​April 2025

  • U.S. 19 West (Southern Section) in Yancey County

    ​Project Overview: 10 miles of roadway repair and repair/replacement of 10 bridges. ​​

    ​Estimated Cost
    ​$198 million
    ​Status
    ​Design
    ​Anticipated Construction Start Date
    ​​August 2025

  • U.S. 64 in Henderson County

    ​Project Overview: The road will be replaced to match the pre-Helene, two-lane condition.​

    ​Estimated Cost
    ​$32 million
    ​Status
    ​​Under construction
    ​Construction Started
    ​March 3, 2025

  • U.S 64/74 Chimney Rock in Rutherford County

    ​Project Overview: 2.6-mile stretch of highway and a bridge damage​.​


    Estimated Cost​
    ​$286 million
    ​Status
    ​Design
    ​Anticipated Construction Start Date
    ​August 2025

  • U.S. 74A in Henderson County

    ​Project Overview: 2.6-mile stretch of highway and a bridge damaged.

    ​Estimated Cost
    ​$126 million
    ​Status
    ​Design
    ​Anticipated Construction Start Date
    ​April 2025

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