One month after Helene devastated the mountains, Channel 9′s Dave Faherty got to ride along with Department of Transportation crews as they worked to build back roads in hard-hit Chimney Rock.
HELENE HITS CHIMNEY ROCK:
- ‘Chimney Rock will be back’: Rebuilding begins after Helene’s devastation
- ‘Catastrophically unsafe’: Neighbors find heartbreaking loss in Chimney Rock, vow to rebuild
- Lake Lure Dam no longer at imminent risk of failure, officials say
Chopper 9 Skyzoom flew over the small town one day after the storm decimated it. Now, businesses are determined to rebuild.
More than 40 businesses were damaged or destroyed by the flooding in Chimney Rock. Faherty got to see where the North Carolina Department of Transportation is building a temporary road to access homes along a 2.6-mile stretch west of the river.
On Friday, Faherty could see where one home after another was badly damaged by flooding.
Matt Banz owns RiverWatch Bar and Grill. He is working to rebuild the business from the floor up.