Road Construction Projects

Current Projects for 2025

Multiple road construction and maintenance projects are underway in any given year on the Blue Ridge Parkway, which aim to improve safety, upgrade infrastructure, and preserve the Parkway’s natural appeal.  The active projects highlighted below, include, Helene recovery projects, roadway resurfacing, bridge repair and replacement, enhanced signage, and other infrastructure improvements. For information on road closures related to these construction projects, visit the Road Status and Closures page. For more detailed information on Helene recovery projects, visit the Helene Reovery Projects - At a Glance page. Visit the Press Kit: 2025 Road Maintenance Projects page for additional road maintenace information. 

MP 63.5-63.9 James River Bridge

Milepost 63.5 - 63.9 Detour between MP 61.4-64 
What's Happening: Critical repairs to James River Bridge Begin
What to Expect & Detours: A signed detour is in place from north to south beginning at milepost 61.4 and the intersection with VA Route 130, continuing to US Route 501, and reentering the park at milepost 64. A portion of the James River Visitor Center parking lot will remain open to provide access to portable toilets. Walking trails at the site, including the foot bridge, will be closed during this project.

MP 95.9-121, near Roanoke, VA

Milepost 95.9 – 121 
Roanoke, Virginia area
GAOA-funded*
What’s happening: Road and pavement reconstruction 
What to expect: 10-mile detour from milepost 95.9 at Montvale Overlook (south of Peaks of Otter) to milepost 106, near U.S. Route 460. 
Current and Future Closures:  Construction is currently in process between milepost 95.9-106 with a full closure. In the early fall, that work is expected to be completed, and the closure will shift to milepost 106-121. Travelers could experience some short length, short duration, single-lane clousres between milepost 106-121 prior to the fall closure for preconstruction and survey work. 

*GAOA-Funded: Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Funded projects are part of a concerted effort to address the extensive maintenance and repair backlog in national parks. The Blue Ridge Parkway is slated to receive more than $200 million from GAOA for multiple projects to address long-needed infrastructure improvements that will improve the visitor experience for a park that welcomed 16.7 million visitors in 2024. 

MP 122-143, between Roanoke, VA/Rte 220 and Pine Spur

Milepost 122 to 143
In the areas between Roanoke, VA/Rte 220 and Pine Spur  
What’s happening: Pavement preservation resurfacing 
What to expect: Single-lane traffic control with reduced speeds. Bicyclists and motorcyclists are advised to find alternative routes while pavement preservation work is curing due to hazardous conditions from loose gravel. Work will conclude prior to October.

MP 248.1-249.3, near Laurel Springs, NC

Milepost: 248.1-249.3 
near Laurel Springs, North Carolina
GAOA-funded*
What's happening: Full replacement of the Laurel Fork Bridge. 
What to Expect: Milepost 248.1 to 249.3 is closed to all activity (cars, bicycles and hikers) to ensure the safety of Parkway visitors and staff during construction. Continuous access to Doughton Park recreation area and The Bluffs restaurant is available from the north at US21. Mountains to Sea Trail users should anticipate an approximately 200-yard closure at the base of the bridge, at which point trail users should follow the fence line around the project site. Construction is expected to be complete by fall 2025. 

*GAOA-Funded: Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Funded projects are part of a concerted effort to address the extensive maintenance and repair backlog in national parks. The Blue Ridge Parkway is slated to receive more than $200 million from GAOA for multiple projects to address long-needed infrastructure improvements that will improve the visitor experience for a park that welcomed 16.7 million visitors in 2024. 

MP 261.2-281 Glendale Springs to Deep Gap, NC

Milepost 261.2-281
Glendale Springs to Deep Gap
GAOA-funded*
What's Happening: Repaving of the mailine motor route and repair/replacement of infrastructure. 
What to Expect: Construction is currently underway between milepost 261.2 to 281 and will be completed in the fall of 2025. Detour signs will direct visitors around active construction areas. NOTE: Full road rehabilitation and associated closures on the mainline road from Blowing Rock to Beacon Heights are now scheduled to take place in 2026. Project work will continue this year in overlooks along this corridor, and park visitors may experience intermittent one-lane traffic control.  

*GAOA-Funded: Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) Legacy Restoration Funded projects are part of a concerted effort to address the extensive maintenance and repair backlog in national parks. The Blue Ridge Parkway is slated to receive more than $200 million from GAOA for multiple projects to address long-needed infrastructure improvements that will improve the visitor experience for a park that welcomed 16.7 million visitors in 2024. 

 

Useful Links

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  Current Road Status and Closures

  Updated daily: View open and closed Parkway sections.

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  Hurricane Helene Home Page

  Hurricane Helene made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane in Florida and then stormed across multiples states in the Southeast.

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  Recovery Projects - At a Glance

  Recovery construction projects by milepost and status.