Fixing Country Roads from Hurricane Helene (Still in 2026!)

Описание: Normally hurricanes affect the coast, but Hurricane Helene in 2024 blew hundreds of miles inland, devastating the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. I travel to one town, Elk Mills, where fire stations, roads, and bridges were washed away, and how construction crews are working to fix it.

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Sources cited:
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"Hurricane Helene Recovery," Tennessee DOT.
https://www.tn.gov/tdot/projects/proj...

"Hurricane Helene I-40 Emergency Repair," Connect NCDOT.
https://connect.ncdot.gov/letting/Pag...

"NCDOT Selects Sites for Rock to Rebuild I-40," North Carolina DOT, press release. 3 Jun 2025.
https://www.ncdot.gov/news/press-rele...
40-helene.aspx

"Statement from Sheriff Fraley regarding flooding," Carter County Tennessee Sheriff's Office, post on Facebook. 29 Dec 2024.
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"Rebuilding I-40 in Pigeon River Gorge will take 3 years and lots of rocks," The News & Observer, Stradling. 27 May 2025
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/sta...

"New CAT 374 Hydraulic Excavator in North Carolina," Gregory Poole.
https://www.gregorypoole.com/new-equi...

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Time sections:
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Hurricane Helene (0:00)
Interstate 40 (1:27)
Elk Mills (2:42)
Losing Both Bridges (3:26)
Bob's Semi-Truck Bridges (4:51)
Not Sponsored (6:40)
Five Sites (6:58)
Replacing Giant Pipes (7:14)
Fire Station vs. Bridge (8:29)
MSE Wall (10:21)
Disclaimer (12:39)
Geotech 101 (12:52)
Why It Matters (15:44)