As N.C. DOT ramps up work on the roads leading to Lake Lure and Chimney Rock after Helene destruction, here's what to know ...

South Mountains State Park will begin to reopen March 17, with the main entrance becoming accessible sometime in April.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation is working to restore access to Chimney Rock State Park with a temporary road opening as early as March, officials said. Reconstruction projects to ...

In the meantime, NC DOT is temporarily paving U.S. 74A now "all the way through" to Chimney Rock to restore safe access to the tourist town, according to Uchiyama. "(DOT) almost has the temporary ...