News Release

Summer Roadwork Beginning on the Generals Highway in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

Date: July 5, 2022
Contact: Rebecca Paterson, Public Affairs Specialist, [phone]

Reference Number: 8550-2218

SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. July 5, 2022– Beginning on Monday, July 11, a road preservation project is scheduled along the Generals Highway, the road that connects Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. The project will continue throughout the summer and fall. Short stretches of road will be sealed and resurfaced. If you encounter one of these construction zones, expect delays of up to 30 minutes during the day, and up to one hour at night. Road work will stop for the weekend on Fridays at 6 p.m. and resume on Sundays at 8 p.m. 

The work schedule is as follows:

• Monday – Thursday: 6 a.m. – 8 p.m.: 30-minute delays
• Friday: 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. - 30-minute delays
• Friday 6 p.m. – Sunday 8 p.m.: No delays
• Monday – Friday: 8 p.m. – 6 a.m. One-hour delays

This is a large-scale, multiple-year project which is crucial for maintaining the main route of access through Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, driven by millions of visitors every year. The project will also include some parking lots and campgrounds. The parks thank visitors for their patience as this important work takes place. 

 - NPS -

About Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks

These two parks, which lie side by side in the southern Sierra Nevada in Central California, preserve prime examples of nature’s size, beauty, and diversity. 
Nearly 2 million visitors from across the U.S. and the world visit these parks to see the world’s largest trees (by volume), 
grand mountains, rugged foothills, deep canyons, vast caverns, the highest point in the lower 48 states, and more. 
Learn more at http://www.nps.gov/seki.

Road Preservation Work Delayed Until July 14

The pavement preservation work originally scheduled for July 11 will now begin on July 14.