19E

The orange cones and barricades on U.S. 19E are now gone as the highway widening project is finished. The $64.9 million project widened eight miles of U.S. 19E from Yancey County. (MNJ photo/Cory Spiers)

The orange cones and barricades on U.S. 19E are now gone as the highway widening project is finished. The $64.9 million project widened eight miles of U.S. 19E from Yancey County. (MNJ photo/Cory Spiers)

NCDOT completes 19E widening project

Cory Spiers
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
SPRUCE PINE — The bright orange cones and traffic barrels that have dotted U.S. 19E for months have finally disappeared, marking the completion of the highway widening project.  The North Carolina Department of Transportation officially announced the completion of the project on Friday, Oct. 16.