Helene recovery

The funds will cover up to 50 percent of any documented repair costs for bridges or private roads.

Officials from the Governor's Recovery Office for Western North Carolina and N.C. Emergency Management were speaking in front of a legislative hurricane recovery committee.

The stretch had been closed due to a landslide and debris from Helene.

Officials say crews will cover 150 miles of river in 25 counties over the next year and a half.

The state Senate's proposal, unveiled Monday, would bring the total dollar amount of funds the state has shifted to respond to the 2024 storm to more than $2 billion.