An overturned semi shut down the Interstate 40 westbound lanes at the Interstate 24 westbound split while closing one eastbound lane to traffic, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said.

Interstate 40 remains closed near the Tennessee/North Carolina border after a rockslide and flooding occurred on Thursday afternoon, June 18. The highway is expected to remain closed for at least ...

JACKSON, Tenn.– We received a call from one of our WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Tipsters around 4:30 Wednesday regarding a wreck on Interstate 40 westbound at Exit 85. When our WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News team ...

HAYWOOD COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — New video from the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) shows progress on ...

This photo provided by Tennessee Department of Transportation shows Interstate 40 remains closed near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line due to flooding and rockslide on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

In North Carolina, I-40 west is closed between Exit 20 and the Tennessee state line. NCDOT advises drivers to take Exit 53B (I-240 West) and follow I-240 West for 5 miles to Exit 4A (I-26 West).

Portions of I-40 have been repaved in recent years, but some work is still to come. When can drivers look forward to a smoother drive?

I-40 remains closed this morning following yesterday’s flooding/slide near the TN/NC state line. @myTDOT crews are onsite assessing the interstate as well as the slope.

The highway is 2,559 miles long. It passes through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina. Of that total, 455 miles of I-40 go through Tennessee.

This photo provided by Tennessee Department of Transportation shows Interstate 40 remains closed near the Tennessee-North Carolina state line due to flooding and rockslide on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

About 2.5 to 3.5 inches (63 mm to 89 mm) of rain fell in the area over about three hours on June 18, swamping I-40 around Exit 451 in Tennessee, just to the west of the state line with North ...