(WLOS) — Interstate 40 is closed in both directions near the North Carolina–Tennessee state line due to a possible landslide, according to Tennessee transportation officials.
Mark Nagi, regional communications officer for the Tennessee Department of Transportation – Region 1, said the road is closed at Mile Marker 450 in Cocke County.
At 6:32 p.m., Nagi said geotechnical engineers were heading to the area, noting that I-40 and Waterville Road were flooded. Crews will also remove barrier rail to allow stuck vehicles to turn around.
N.C. DETOUR
The North Carolina Department of Transportation said the road is closed at Exit 20, near Lake Junaluska. Drivers should take the following detour:
- All I-40 West traffic must use Exit 20, US 276 (Jonathan Road)
- Use I-40 East to Exit 46B, I-240 East.
- Motorists must continue I-240 East to Exit 4A, I-26 West.
- Motorist must continue on I-26 West to I-81 S in Tennessee.
- Motorists may use I-81 South to re-access I-40.
