NORTH CAROLINA (WATE) — New monitors are helping to keep drivers safe along a stretch of I-40 where Hurricane Helene washed away entire sections of the road near the North Carolina-Tennessee state line.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said the new devices placed along the road monitor the ground to make sure it does not move. This is real-time information that signals if there are any shifts in the ground, and it works 24-7. The goal is to keep travelers and crews, who are working to fully rebuild the interstate, safe.
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“If any movement is detected, then our project team will go out on site and field verify that to make sure that we didn’t get a false reading. In short, it’s another tool on our safety belt,” explained an NCDOT spokesperson.
One lane in each direction of I-40 near the state line reopened in March after being closed for several months due to damage caused by Helene. The road was again closed from June 18 to June 27 due to flooding and a mudslide in Cocke County. NCDOT told 6 News that it may be two or three years until I-40 is back to what it was.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the repair will be the most expensive emergency relief project that the country has ever had…