This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Another collapse on Interstate 40 at Tennessee-North Carolina border delays reopening ...

Interstate 40, which has been closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border since it sustained significant damage from Hurricane Helene in late September, could reopen in the Pigeon River Gorge early ...

Crews hoped to open one lane in each direction in January. That's not possible now that new assessments must be made.