Road report for Asheville and surrounding areas

One lane of I-40 westbound near the Tennessee/North Carolina line in the Pigeon River Gorge is closed for three miles so workers can complete road stabilization efforts.

Construction to close Clingmans Dome Road in Smokies for week

Clingmans Dome Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed for construction from Monday, September 13 until Saturday morning, September 18.

Park delays reopening of Elkmont area trails

GATLINBURG — The Little River/Jakes Creek Trail access road in Elkmont will not be reopened by Labor Day.

Rangers to conduct DUI checkpoints in Smokies this weekend

They will conduct saturation patrols over the weekend of Sept 4-5 and during the period of September 12-15. DUI checkpoints are scheduled on Newfound Gap Road inside the Park's Cherokee, NC entrance on September 10-11.

Fires burn 255 acres of Smokies in Blount County

Forest fires have burned about 255 acres in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Chilhowee Lake and U.S. 129.