Access to an 11-mile stretch of the scenic roadway has been restored, the National Park Service said Wednesday. More than 150 miles remain inaccessible.

An 11-mile section of the road opened Wednesday near Asheville, between U.S. 70 and N.C. 191 near the N.C. Arboretum. That stretch includes the Blue Ridge Parkway visitors center and the Folk Art Center,

The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) has announced that one lane of traffic will be open in each direction on I-40 near Pigeon River Gorge by New Year's Day.

Another stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway has reopened more than a month after the devastation from Hurricane Helene led to mass closures. The entire parkway was shut down at the end of September but since then,