(Asheville/Marion/Spruce Pine, NC) 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, […]
Temporary One Lane Closure Between Craggy Gardens and Mt. Mitchell
(Asheville, NC, Burnsville, NC) The Federal Highway Administration is completing investigative drilling along the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 358 between Craggy Gardens and Mount Mitchell State Park. The drilling will require day and night one-lane traffic control by flagmen beginning on Monday, May 9 and lasting through Friday, May 18th. Blue Ridge Parkway management […]
Parkway Closes Portions of Mount Pisgah Trail
(Asheville, NC) The Blue Ridge Parkway, in cooperation with the US Forest Service Office, will implement a limited closure of the Mount Pisgah Trail located at Milepost 407.6. The television broadcasting tower located at the top of Mount Pisgah is scheduled to undergo painting, which will require closure of the top of the mountain while […]
Parkway Road Closure due to Continued Slide Stabilization
(Asheville, NC) The Blue Ridge Parkway plans to again close the section of Parkway between Pine Mountain Tunnel at Milepost 399 and North Carolina Route 151 at Milepost 405. The closure will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 1, 2010, and will require a complete closure to all public traffic. Due to dangerous conditions […]
Parkway Road Closure due to Pavement Reconstruction
(Asheville, NC) The Blue Ridge Parkway will begin a project to reconstruct pavement in the Sherrill Cove Tunnel at Milepost 466 and the Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel at Milepost 465 beginning at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 1, 2010. Pavement reconstruction will involve milling the pavement surface and repaving through the tunnel. Milling and repaving, replacing […]