Weather Advisory and I-40 Info For Travel From Tennessee

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Weather Advisory and I-40 Info For Travel From Tennessee

Posted: Nov 17, 2009

  Weather Advisory

UPDATED: Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m.

NCDOT Opens One Lane of N.C. Highway 12

The North Carolina Department of Transportation has opened one lane of N.C. Highway 12 north of Rodanthe to two-way traffic. The road has been closed since Friday, Nov. 13 due to sand and ocean over wash from a nor’easter. NCDOT put stone over the broken pavement in the southbound lane to accommodate traffic. A temporary portable traffic signal is in place to direct traffic through this section. Law enforcement is currently on the scene to direct traffic. Motorists should expect slow downs through this area.

The NCDOT Ferry Division will make its last runs of the emergency ferry route from Stumpy Point at 3:30 p.m. and from Rodanthe at 5 p.m. today. All ferry routes will resume their normal schedules, and tolls and reservations will be reinstated Wednesday, Nov. 18.

 

Coastal Conditions

Conditions from Tropical Storm Ida and a nor’easter weather system that passed through central and eastern North Carolina last week continue to improve. However, the N.C. Department of Transportation urges motorists to stay alert for high water and flooding that has closed some roadways.

Along the Outer Banks, high waves and overwash have caused some flooding along coastal sections from Hatteras to the north. Expect overwash in areas prone to flooding. Drivers should proceed with caution.

For information on current road conditions, visitors should check the North Carolina Department of Transportation Traveler Information Management System website at www.ncdot.gov/traffictravel or call 511, the state’s free travel information line. NCDOT information can also be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ncdot.

Outer Banks Info:

The Outer Banks Tourism office recommends that visitors who are coming to the Outer Banks this weekend check in with their lodging provider for information regarding the storm, conditions and travel directions. For more information on the Outer Banks, go to www.outerbanks.org or www.darenc.com.

 

 

 I-40 Info For Travel From Tennessee

UPDATED: Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 5 p.m.

Holiday festivities and activities are happening throughout North Carolina, and all areas of the state are accessible for trips to the mountains, piedmont or coast despite the rockslide that has caused a detour on Interstate 40 near the North Carolina/Tennessee state line. The detour does not impact access to the Blue Ridge Parkway, nor travel to any destinations in North Carolina except directly from Tennessee.

For information on current road conditions, visitors should check the North Carolina Department of Transportation Traveler Information Management System website at www.ncdot.gov/traffictravel/ or call 511, the state’s free travel information line. NCDOT information can also be followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ncdot.

For more details, go to:

http://media.visitnc.com/news/565/15/d,newsitem_latest_news.html


Download the I-40 detour map (.pdf)


Download map of detour routes to Asheville (.pdf)

Additional information available at explore asheville.


Download Alternate Routes Into The North Carolina Smokies (.pdf)

Additional information available at Cherokee Smokies.

 

Detour Routes to Cherokee and the Great Smokies (Waynesville, Maggie Valley, Dillsboro, Bryson City, etc.) from Tennessee (there are no detours needed for visitors coming from any other directions):

  • From Sevierville, Tenn., take exit 407 off I-40 West. Turn right off the exit ramp onto Highway 66 (Winfield Dunn Parkway) toward Sevierville. Continue straight through the intersection with Main Street in Sevierville, where the road becomes U.S. Hwy. 441/71. Stay straight on U.S. 441, which becomes 441/321/73/71, through Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg. Follow U.S. 441 through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Cherokee and the Smokies.
  • From Newport, Tenn., take exit 435 off I-40 West, turning left on Highway 321/32 (Cosby Highway) toward Newport. Turn right onto Highway 25/70 (East Broadway Street) toward Hot Springs, N.C. In Hot Springs, make a right onto N.C. 209. Bear left at Ferguson Supply Store to stay on N.C. 209. Continue on N.C. 209 through the Crabtree and Iron Duff communities. N.C. 209 soon intersects with I-40 at Exit 24. Continue on N.C. 209 to Lake Junaluska. From here, take the Great Smoky Mountains Expressway (U.S. 19/23/74) west toward Sylva. Pick up Hwy. 441/74 in Dillsboro just past Sylva, and follow Hwy. 441 into Cherokee and the Smokies.