Residents, visitors and any motorist in the High Country are HIGHLY recommended to allow for PLENTY of extra travel time … Continue reading →

Highway 194 from Matney community to the Avery County line is back open with no detour. That portion of road … Continue reading →

Paving began this morning on 194 from Valle Crucis to Matney. A worker with Maymead says they expect to be … Continue reading →

Getting facebook reports that the stoplight on 194 between Valle Crucis & Matney is gone. The detour between Matney & … Continue reading →

High Country motorist should be alert this weekend for increased vehicle and bike traffic with the 14th annual Blood Sweat … Continue reading →

Starting Monday, June 11, weather permitting, the N.C. Department of Transportation will temporarily close a section of N.C. 194 in … Continue reading →

Below are two videos of 194 between Valle Crucis and Matney. Shot on Saturday April 14 this will give the … Continue reading →

11:50am – already some thunderstorms creating hail in Avery County 12noon – rumbles of thunder in Valle Crucis 12:25pm – … Continue reading →

Report that Dutch Creek Road is blocked by a tractor & trailer just above the Extension – 6:44pm 7:50pm – … Continue reading →

Last week traffic was diverted onto the new section of hwy194 at Dutch Creek Road in Valle Crucis. A facebook … Continue reading →

Via a post to the facebook page “traffic has been diverted onto the new section of 194 at Dutch Creek … Continue reading →

Getting report that 194 (Valle Mountain) is closed between Valle Crucis and Matney. Any local traffic will have to take … Continue reading →

Because of ongoing construction between Valle Crucis and Banner Elk, NCDOT is strongly advising that motorist avoid 194 and use … Continue reading →

194 from Valle Crucis to Vilas is now reopen fully this week. Work started over a year ago on replacing … Continue reading →

Here is the latest update from an official with NCDOT on both highway projects involving 194 from Valle Crucis to … Continue reading →

Delays again today on 194 in Valle Crucis due to road work. We have been told that work on that … Continue reading →

As if traveling highway 194 between Valle Crucis and Banner Elk has not been bad enough the last several weeks … Continue reading →

(From Watauga Democrat) Few things cause more headaches than traveling construction-jammed roads. But knowing what to expect can make those … Continue reading →

194 between Valle Crucis and Matney/Banner Elk will not be open by the time school starts back on Wednesday. NCDOT … Continue reading →

Detour will be in place for three weeks as a safety precaution RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation will … Continue reading →

(Here’s the latest information about some road projects in our area via email from a local DOT official) 194 between … Continue reading →

194 between Valle Crucis and Vilas – Contractor has completed one culvert and is approximately half way on the second … Continue reading →