One I-40 westbound lane opens after Cocke County rockslide

One I-40 westbound lane opens after Cocke County rockslide

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NEWPORT (WATE) - Tennessee Department of Transportation officials say all the rock and debris has been removed from the rockslide site on Interstate 40 in Cocke County, allowing one lane to reopen.

The rockslide on January 31 shut down the westbound lanes at mile marker 451, causing traffic to be detoured.

A rockslide at mile marker 7 in North Carolina, less than 10 miles from the rockslide in Tennessee, was cleared on Saturday afternoon by the N.C. Department of Transportation. Traffic is now moving in its normal pattern on I-40 west through North Carolina.

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