I-26

DOT releases $320M to repair Helene-damaged truck routes

WASHINGTON — The federal government is sending $320 million in emergency funding to North Carolina and Tennessee to help speed the repair of parts of I-40 and I-26, two key truck routes damaged by Hurricane Helene last September.

The funding is part of a $352.6 million “quick release” package for hurricane recovery efforts and is in addition to $167 million initially provided to the two states for emergency relief.

SONAR Critical Events shows continued closures of I-40 in Western North Carolina...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/dot-releases-320m-to-repair-helene-damaged-truck-routes

FreightWaves Classics: I-26 serves three southeastern states

The Sam's Gap Scenic Overlook along I-26 during peak fall foliage season. The freeway winds north toward Little and Flint Mountains in this scene. (Photo: interstate-guide.com)

This is another installment in the FreightWaves Classics series on various highways that make up the U.S. Interstate Highway System.

Interstate 26 (I-26) is located in the southeastern United States. It is a diagonal interstate highway that runs primarily northwest-southeast from the junction of U.S. Route 11W (US 11W) and US 23 in Kingsport, Tennessee, to US 17 in Charleston, South Carolina. 

To date I-26 has been extended twice from its original western end at Asheville, North Carolina, first...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-classics-i-26-serves-three-southeastern-states