I-40 rock-clearing at NC-TN line will take longer

by the Associated Press
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:06 PM EDT

ASHEVILLE (AP) — State transportation officials say clearing Interstate 40 where a rock slide blocked the highway in both directions near the North Carolina-Tennessee line could take longer than first thought.
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The Asheville Citizen-Times reported the state doesn’t have a precise timetable for clearing rocks from the slide, which occurred about 2 a.m. Sunday.

Highway engineer Joel Setzer with the North Carolina Transportation Department says the original estimate of three months probably is unrealistic.

Crews cleared rubble from the eastbound lanes Tuesday and used a tractor-mounted hammer drill to break up some of the large boulders at the base of the 200-foot-wide slide.

Blasting could start Wednesday.

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