Update: Icy Conditions Cause Problems On Sam's Gap

Interstate 26 in North Carolina is open again, but icy conditions remain.

By: Amanda Inscore | TriCities.com
Published: December 24, 2008

Update:

Earlier this evening North Carolina authorities shutdown Interstate 26 on their side of the mountain because of icy conditions, but it is now re-open.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol tells News Channel 11 that the interstate through Unicoi County remains quite icy tonight; Drivers are urged to be extra cautious.
You can check road conditions in Tennessee, North carolina, and Virginia by dialing 511 for any cell or landline.

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Road crews are treating the interstate.

Law enforcement teams are rerouting drivers onto the Asheville Highway.

Dispatchers told us ice is making travel tricky in the Flag Pond area of Unicoi County.

Again, lanes of Interstate 26 on the North Carolina side of the mountain are closed at this hour due to hazardous travel conditions.

Your Tri-Cities News Source will continue to monitor the conditions and update you here on TriCities.com and tonight, on News Channel 11 Nightside.