NC DOT Division Engineer Tim Anderson urges people to travel only when it is essential in North Carolina’s mountain counties that were hit hard by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024.
Crews across western North Carolina are working to make communities accessible about two weeks after Hurricane Helene whipped through the state. One major project is reopening a bridge to Baxter International in McDowell County. The plant produces much of the country’s IV solutions.
A worker from R.E. Burns & Sons Co. uses an excavator to dig out the foundation for a temporary bridge outside of the Baxter Healthcare plant in Marion on Wednesday.
A worker stands watch at the entrance of the bridge at the intersection of Pitts Station Road and U.S. Highway 221 in Marion on Wednesday. The bridge at the entrance to the Baxter Healthcare factory is crucial for the production of intravenous fluids and IV equipment.
Workers from R.E. Burns & Sons Co. and the North Carolina Department of Transportation survey and dig out land for a temporary bridge outside of the Baxter Healthcare plant in Marion on Wednesday. The bridge at the intersection of Pitts Station Road and U.S. Highway 221 was damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Helene.
A worker from R.E. Burns & Sons Co. uses an excavator to dig out the foundation for a temporary bridge outside of the Baxter Healthcare plant in Marion on Wednesday.
A worker stands watch at the entrance of the bridge at the intersection of Pitts Station Road and U.S. Highway 221 in Marion on Wednesday. The bridge at the entrance to the Baxter Healthcare factory is crucial for the production of intravenous fluids and IV equipment.
Workers from R.E. Burns & Sons Co. and the North Carolina Department of Transportation survey and dig out land for a temporary bridge outside of the Baxter Healthcare plant in Marion on Wednesday. The bridge at the intersection of Pitts Station Road and U.S. Highway 221 was damaged by flooding brought on by Hurricane Helene.
