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Asheville Citizen Times
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Tropical Storm Helene road repair costs near $5.8B in North Carolina

15+ hour, 2+ min ago  (573+ words) Costs for repairing roads damaged by Tropical Storm Helene now total nearly $5.8 billion, according to state transportation officials' recent estimates. The increase primarily stems from a $900 million hike in estimated costs to repair Interstate 40, which is now expected to cost…...