263K views · 1.9K reactions | Kudos to the contractor and North Carolina Department of Transportation for this new pavement they are laying on I-485. Look at the difference in rainfall from shining, ponding, and spraying compared to the old pavement. Significant visibility and safety improvements. #cltwx #ncwx | Brad Panovich Meteorologist | Facebook

Thanks to North Carolina Department of Transportation, all communities in the mountains of Western North Carolina are accessible a year after Helene. But most of the repairs to roads and bridges are temporary, including US 19W along the Cane River in rural Yancey County. 🎥: Richard Stradling, Travis Long & Kevin Keister #HeleneRecovery #helene #westernnorthcarolina #WesternNC Healing Appalachia #NCDOT #hurricanehelene | The News & Observer

North Carolina Department of Transportation engineers said work is about to ramp up to permanently fix roads and bridges damaged because of Hurricane Helene. Read the full story on wyff4.com #LocalNews #hurricaneseason #wnc #northcarolina #upstatesc #HurricaneHelene #news #fypreels | WYFF News 4