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Interstate 40 west reopens as fallen rocks removed
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:49:49 -0800

COVE CREEK, N.C. (AP) -- North Carolina motorists have free sailing again on Interstate 40 through the mountains after crews cleared away rock slides that blocked the highway. All lanes of I-40 westbound reopened Sunday in Haywood County after a about 600 tons of rock fell onto the road this week. An earlier slide of mud and rocks about eight miles away in Tennessee continues to keep one of two ...

Slide closes westbound I-40
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 10:23:33 -0800

A rockslide has shut down a portion of Interstate 40 in Haywood County for up to two weeks. In the wee hours of Tuesday morning, a rockslide occurred near mile marker 451 in Tennessee, about one mile from the North Carolina border.

Officials: I-40 lanes back open
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:38:30 -0800

Westbound I-40 is back open after a rock slide last week. / John Fletcher / jfletcher@citizen-times.com HARTFORD, TENN. — Interstate 40 westbound lanes are back open today following a rock slide last week.

State is replacing, overhauling dozens of area bridges
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:42:03 -0800

Across North Carolina, the state Department of Transportation is conducting a major overhaul of aging bridges.

Another rockslide reported on closed section of I-40 in WNC
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:42:49 -0800

The NC Department of Transportation has reported a new rockslide on I-40 in Haywood County.

Rock Slide Closes I-40 West Of Asheville
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:44:45 -0800

Transportation officials in Tennessee said a rock slide on westbound Interstate 40 in Haywood County in North Carolina will keep those lanes closed into next week.

Rock Slide Closes Westbound I-40 For Weeks In North Carolina
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:38:28 -0800

Rock Slide Closes Westbound I-40 For Weeks In North Carolina

Marking his plot in life: Author shares his love of local lore and mountain heritage
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:38:24 -0800

For most boys, Superman and Batman were their heroes; for Bob Plott, his ancestors were super men. As he grew up in Haywood County, Plott would spend hours listening to his elders tell stories about the old-timers and life in Western North Carolina.

Rock slide shuts I-40 lanes west of Asheville
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 02:45:19 -0800

Westbound lanes of Interstate 40 near the Tennessee border are closed following a rock slide that happened early Tuesday. In North Carolina, traffic is being diverted at Exit 20 in Haywood County.

I-40 slide work continues
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 11:14:11 -0800

Contractor Phillips and Jordan Inc. continued Friday to break up the rock slide that closed a section of the westbound lane of I-40 in Tennessee. The rock slide Tuesday caused the westbound interstate to close at exit 20 in North Carolina and extend into Tennessee.