Parkway Road Closure Due to Continued Slide Stabilization
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Contact: Larry Hultquist, (828) 348 3482 Contact: Mike Molling, (828) 348 3445
The Blue Ridge Parkway will close the section between State Route 191, at French Broad Parking Overlook, Milepost 393.8, to State Route 151, Milepost 405, beginning Monday, February 13, 2012. This closure is expected to remain in place until April 15, 2012. The closure is required to complete repairs of Ferrin Knob Tunnel #1, located at Milepost 401. The Parkway will also close the section between U.S. Route 19, Milepost 455.7, to the end of the Parkway at U.S. Route 441 in Cherokee, NC, until April 15, 2012, to complete repairs on the Big Witch Tunnel, located at Milepost 461. The Parkway appreciates the public's understanding and patience of this long winter closure, without implementation of a signed detour, as these two very important tunnel safety projects are undertaken |
Did You Know?
There are twenty six tunnels on the Blue Ridge Parkway, but only one in Virginia. This is primarily because the North Carolina mountains are more rugged than those in Virginia.