ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The N.C. Department of Transportation’s road closure list for Buncombe County has plenty of entries.
“We believe there are approximately 300-400 road closures. An exact number is impossible to determine,” NCDOT Division 13 and 14 Communications Officer David Uchiyama said.
The flood damage — landslides, washouts and missing bridges — is extensive and could take days and even months to repair.
A banner at the top of the NCDOT’s travel alert page says, “DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.”
“There are shortages of water, food, gas, power and communications in western NC. Access is limited to local and hurricane response traffic. You cannot get from North Carolina to TN via I-40 or I-26. There may be closed roads not listed on DriveNC.gov as many areas are not able to report at this time. People evacuating the Asheville area can use I-40 east or I-26 east,” the alert said.
The NCDOT’s travel alert page, drivenc.gov, lists the following roads in Buncombe County as closed or impassable in the short-term:
SR-2155 (Arrowood Road) in Barnardsville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2419 (Bull Creek Road) northeast of Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2153 (Ivy Hill Road) in Barnardsville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2112 (Blackberry Inn road) east of Weaverville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2160 (Sugar Creek Road) in Barnardsville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2727 (Whitson Ave) in Swannanoa, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2776 (Chestnut Hill Road) south of Black Mountain, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2776 (Chestnut Hill Road) near Black Mountain, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2776 (Old Fort Road) northeast of Fairview, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
SR-2515 (Flat Creek Road) south of Black Mountain, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
US-70 (Tunnel Road) near Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 16.
US-70 (Tunnel Road) east of Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 14.
SR-2800 (Miller Road) near Fairview, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-2713 (South Blue Ridge Road) near Asheville, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
SR-2500 (Blue Ridge Road) near Black Mountain, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
SR-2727 (Whitson Avenue) near Swannanoa, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
SR-2432 (Davisdon Road) near Swannanoa, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
Hardesty Lane near Asheville, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
SR-3276 (Wood Avenue) near Asheville, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
US-74 near Asheville, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
SR-2764 (Gashes Creek Road) near Asheville, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
Azalea Road near Asheville, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
Rhododendron Road near Black Mountain, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
Greybeard Trail near Montreat, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
SR-2032 (New Haw Creek Road) near Asheville, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
Pine Grove Road south of Black Mountain, closed in both directions until 5 p.m. Oct. 10.
SR-1220 (Potato Branch Road) north of Candler, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-3116 (Mills Gap Road) near Arden, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-2788 (Crooked Creek Road) in Black Mountain, closed in both directions until noon, Oct. 10.
Baldwin Road near Arden, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-3495 (Glenn Bridge Road) near Arden, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-1741 (Lower Shephard Branch Road) near Jupiter, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-3075 (West Chapel Road) in Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
Druid Road in Asheville, closed in both directions until noon OCt. 10.
Medford Drive Road in Fairview, closed in both directions until noon, Oct. 10.
SR-1317 (Arrowood Road) near Barnardsville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-2173 (Dillingham Road) near Barnardsville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-2451 (Hominy Creek Road) in Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-1103 (Davis Creek Road) in Candler, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-1741 (Lower Shephard Branch Road) near Jupiter, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-3075 (West Chapel Road) in Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
SR-3556 (Amboy Road) in Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
NC-81 (Swannanoa River Road) in Asheville, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
US-25 (Weaverville Road) in Woodfin, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
US-19 BUS (Weaverville Road) in Woodfin, closed in both directions until noon Oct. 10.
Stoney Fork Road east of Asheville, closed in both directions until noon June 30, 2026.