chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
anyone know if I-40 around Ashville NC is open to I-26, or do i have to route around it? I'll be coming out of Knoxsville TN...i think i might have to take 81 to 26..thanks in advance....
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knoxville tn to ashville nc on i 40
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its still closed...ya gotta go around
chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
thanks OVM, i forgot about that rockslide when i routed this trip, then 250 miles later i remembered it, just wasn't sure where it was closed at.... goin up 81 adds an hour....oh well such is life...
mjolnir131
Veteran Expediter
probably will be closed till mid spring possibly early spring depending on what else they find while fixing it
5 miles from the one rockslide, another one happened. This one was smaller, but still put 50 to 60 dump truck loads on the road. Look for it to open late March.
I did this last week..it maybe a few miles shorter..but it is at least 20-30 minutes longer depending if ya get stuck behind a slow poke and the twists and turns are real good for brake wear......ALSO there is a 10T bridge...It is scenic to say the least...
guido4475
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I did this last week..it maybe a few miles shorter..but it is at least 20-30 minutes longer depending if ya get stuck behind a slow poke and the twists and turns are real good for brake wear......ALSO there is a 10T bridge...It is scenic to say the least...
That is the way I go,during the daylight.Sucks at night,but it is kinda a romantic drive during the day...
chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
I actually got off at 25, ran that over to 58 then on 81 for a short distance and got 26 down.....wasn't bad and it was quicker then 81 to 26, i have run that before....BUT the hills are a bit more.....probably where i torched the tranny!!!!
ebsprintin
Veteran Expediter
I took the scenic route--once.
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bluejaybee
Veteran Expediter
Are any of you getting paid for the extra miles it takes to make the detour? I say it is around 70 miles longer to Asheville. Some say it is only around 50. But either way, it is extra miles and I never get paid for them. Just curious as to what is the norm with the rest of you?
BTW, I heard talk on the CB one night that the old road (I40) that had the landslide, is now thought to never have been geologically the place to put a road. There has been discussions about building it through a different mountain. But who believes anything you hear on the CB?
BTW, I heard talk on the CB one night that the old road (I40) that had the landslide, is now thought to never have been geologically the place to put a road. There has been discussions about building it through a different mountain. But who believes anything you hear on the CB?
ebsprintin
Veteran Expediter
I'm two-for-two getting paid for the longer route. Didn't even have to ask for it.
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Yeah we get paid for it....if coming from the north down 75 they route us cross country exit 29 in KY unto US25 it cuts the corner and to 81 to 26....a pretty rough way to go especially at night and in the winter...
