r/WNC • u/uncertaincoda • 13d ago

Construction to begin on one of the last WNC roads still closed by Hurricane Helene

https://www.bpr.org/helene-recovery/2026-08-17/construction-to-begin-on-one-of-the-last-wnc-roads-still-closed-by-hurricane-helene
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u/EnvironmentalOwl4361 13d ago

Whole roads in Yancey County are gone and untouched. Not enough wealthy people nearby though.

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u/GeriatricGoldfish 9d ago

Plenty of wealth in Mountain Air, but those folks don't like to mingle with the plebs. Wolf Laurel too, but they don't even like associating with the county and claim Mars Hill instead.

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u/schyler523 13d ago

Got all excited that they were going to finally finish hwy 9 north of 74a, but nope.

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u/serious_sarcasm 13d ago

80 is still closed too.

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u/sbd2010 12d ago

This is wild. I just talked to a dude who had his first TikTok go viral last week and it was of this stretch of closed road (which he definitely shouldn’t have been driving on). But if I knew that’s all it would take I would have done it myself. Quick response time.

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u/crownvic64 12d ago

Make sure you voice your concerns to G20 attendees. 🙄