Damage from Hurricane Helene to interstates between North Carolina and Tennessee includes washed-out roads and bridges, landslides and extensive flooding—creating a long list of repair work needed for state transportation agencies as they prepare to rebuilding critical highways across the Appalachian Mountains.

The North Carolina Dept. of Transportation is gearing up to make emergency repairs to hard-hit Interstate-40, with emergency shoring work expected to start within a week, according to agency spokesperson David Uchiyama.