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Live Reports from the DOT's Twitter

• 6 hours ago

  NCDOT_I40

  https://t.co/K3z6t7PcPw, I-40, West, MM 46, In Asheville, Night Time Construction, Lanes Closed.

• 10 hours ago

  NCDOT_I40

  https://t.co/jG9ooipJbz, I-40, West, MM 44, In Asheville, Vehicle Crash, Cleared.

• 12 hours ago

  NCDOT_I40

  https://t.co/jG9ooipJbz, I-40, West, MM 44, In Asheville, Vehicle Crash, Lane Closed.

• 21 hours ago

  NCDOT_I40

  https://t.co/sZdXPVc2RT, I-40, West, MM 46, In Asheville, Night Time Construction, Cleared.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I40

  https://t.co/sZdXPVc2RT, I-40, West, MM 46, In Asheville, Night Time Construction, Lanes Closed.

• 1 day ago

  NCDOT_I40

  https://t.co/FZlNVpsKWm, I-40, West, MM 46, In Asheville, Night Time Construction, Cleared.

DOT Accident and Construction Reports

• The shoulders will be closed in both directions between mile markers 43.5 and 46.5. Motori

  TYPE: Construction Serious

Asheville NC News Reports

• NCDOT approved to move forward with newest plans for I-26 connector despite concerns

  • North Carolina
  • Asheville
  • I-240

  • source: Bing
  • 1 view
  • Mar 26, 2026 10:52am
  240

  The North Carolina Department of Transportation has received approval to move forward with the newest plans for the Interstate 26 Connector project. Read More

• Teen homicide suspect shoots himself when confronted by police, NC officials say

  • North Carolina
  • Patton Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 67 views
  • Mar 13, 2026 05:49am
  A 17-year-old homicide suspect put a gun to his head and pulled the trigger when police cornered him along a busy highway in Asheville, according to investigators in western North Carolina. It ... Read More

• WATCH: NCDOT conducts controlled rock blasts on I-26, near I-40 interchange

  • North Carolina
  • Route 26

  • source: Bing
  • 19 views
  • Mar 11, 2026 11:22am
  26

  Crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation that are working on the Interstate 26 Asheville Connector Project will conduct planned rock removal o ... Read More

• Watch: NCDOT conducts controlled rock blasts on I-26, near I-40 interchange

  • North Carolina
  • I-26 Near Flat Rock

  • source: Bing
  • 22 views
  • Mar 10, 2026 4:02pm
  26

  Crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation that are working on the Interstate 26 Asheville Connector Project will conduct planned rock removal o ... Read More

• NCDOT to conduct controlled rock blasts for I-26 Asheville Connector starting March 11

  • North Carolina
  • I-26

  • source: Bing
  • 38 views
  • Mar 10, 2026 4:02pm
  26

  Crews from the North Carolina Department of Transportation that are working on the Interstate 26 Asheville Connector Project will conduct planned rock removal o ... Read More

• I-26 connector construction: Controlled blasting to begin in Asheville

  • North Carolina
  • I-26

  • source: Bing
  • 36 views
  • Mar 10, 2026 2:15pm
  26

  The North Carolina Department of Transportation will begin controlled blasting related to constrictuon on the "South Section" of the Interstate 26 Connector project on March 11. Read More

• After 37 years of effort - and about $100 million spent so far - work on the I-26 connector is finally getting started

  • North Carolina
  • Patton Ave

  • source: Bing
  • 30 views
  • Mar 08, 2026 04:00am
  Lou Bissette was the hard-charging, 45-year-old mayor of Asheville in 1989, when he heard the exciting news that state lawmakers had green-lighted the construction of the Interstate-26 Connector. Read More

• Driver arrested after striking vehicles and street lights downtown, officers say

  • North Carolina
  • N Driver St

  • source: Bing
  • 38 views
  • Mar 03, 2026 3:31pm
  A man faces multiple charges after allegedly driving recklessly in downtown Asheville, striking several vehicles and street lights. Read More