WILKESBORO, N.C. — MerleFest 2011, presented by Lowe’s and slated for April 28 – May 1, is proud to announce the initial lineup for the event’s 24th year. The following artists will join host Doc Watson on the campus of Wilkes Community College for a celebration of “traditional-plus” music—a term Doc coined to describe the […]
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 Begins Phase 1 Reconstruction of Historic Stone Guardwalls
(Alleghany County, NC) The Blue Ridge Parkway will be closed to all traffic from Milepost 241 near the Bluffs Coffee Shop to Milepost 244.7 at Basin Cove Parking Overlook beginning November 2, 2010, and lasting until Spring 2011. Detour traffic signage will direct Parkway visitors around the closure area via NC Route 18 and US […]
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 […]
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 […]
