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After a Brief Closure, I-40 is Back Open. Now What?

A torrential downpour hit the Smokies – right at the Tennessee-North Carolina state line – dumping between 2.5 and 3.5 inches of rain in about two hours. The downpour caused multiple small mudslides. The massive amount of flooding also trapped travelers on the roadway not from the I-40, 451 exit.

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What does that mean for the roadway and its future in the area?

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