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,

An 11-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway was reopened on Wednesday morning, park officials announced. On Nov. 6, the National Park Service reopened the parkway from milepost 382.5, at US 70 near 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.

A stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway reopened Wednesday near Asheville. According to the National Park Service, 11 miles of the parkway, from milepost 382.5, at US 70 near the Folk Art Center, to milepost 393.