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  • PLEASE EXCUSE TALL GRASS

    Due to a Maintenance employee fatality on May 7, 2012, all mowing and vegetation removal operations have been suspended until a complete safety review can be completed. This is a temporary situation, and we anticipate regular operations will resume soon.

Parkway Construction at NC 80 and Buck Springs Gap Overlook

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Date: August 16, 2011

Reconstruction of the Blue Ridge Parkway at the NC State Highway 80 access ramp and the Buck Springs Gap Overlook, located at Milepost 344, begins August 15, 2011.The project is expected to be completed by September 15, 2011.

The overlook will be closed for most of this time to stage materials, equipment, and for reconstruction.The ramp will be reconstructed under one lane traffic control.Visitors wishing to hike the Woods Mountain Trail, which has access to the overlook, may park along the shoulder of NC State Highway 80.

Parkway management apologizes to visitors for any inconvenience this project may cause.

 

Did You Know?

Mabry Mill

The Blue Ridge Parkway ranges in elevation from 649 feet at James River in Virginia to almost 6,050 feet at Richland Balsam, south of Mount Pisgah,North Carolina.