RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — In addition to closing 20 miles of Interstate 40 last week in the North Carolina mountains to the Tennessee state line, heavy rains and mudslides triggered the closure of several roads to tractor-trailers.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said U.S. 441, a heavily traveled road for big rigs, was among those closed to 18-wheelers.
At least 20 roads are listed as closed to trucks following the torrential rains last week that flooded highways and triggered rockslides, according to the NCDOT website.
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The closure of I-40 from mile marker 20 to the Tennessee state line from mudslides has pushed key shipping traffic onto other highways. Some truckers are apparently trying to use non-truck-approved roads.
On Monday, the NCDOT wrote: “Y’all. What are we doing here?” and posted photos on social media of trucks struck or struggling on tight mountain roads — where they should not be…