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NCDOT reports progress, $33.1 million spent so far on Hurricane Helene repairs in Ash County
Summary
North Carolina DOT updated commissioners on Hurricane Helene recovery in Ash County: 1,140 site-specific items recorded, about 37% (418 sites) reported fully repaired, and roughly $33.1 million expended to date; several bridges and specialized wall repairs remain.
North Carolina Department of Transportation district engineers gave the Ash County Board an update April 20 on recovery work after Hurricane Helene, reporting 1,140 site-specific items identified countywide and about $33.1 million spent so far on road and infrastructure repairs.
District engineer David Wayne told the board that, as of the April 11 report he cited, 418 sites in Ash County (about 37 percent) were listed as fully repaired. Wayne said the county-wide total of site-specific and stabilization items is roughly 1,150, and the pace of completed repairs averages “almost 2.5 sites a day” since work began.
Wayne…
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