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Blue Ridge Parkway announces closure and detour information …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · A signed detour will direct travelers around the closure between milepost 248.1 and 258.7, routing park visitors around the project site via route (s) NC 18, NC 88, NC 16 and Trading Post Road at Glendale Springs, NC.
Blue Ridge Parkway announces updates to major road …
WEB2 days ago · News Release Date: September 13, 2024 Contact: BLRI Public Affairs Glendale Springs, NC – As work progresses on a major paving project between milepost 229.6 and 305.1, park visitors can expect a full closure from milepost 261 (NC 16) to Milepost 269.8 (Phillips Gap) beginning September 16, 2024. The primary detour route in the area remains unchanged, and access to Doughton Park, including ...
'The parkway is suffering. If we don’t do something to protect it, …
WEBNov 6, 2023 · The Blue Ridge Parkway receives more visitors than the Yellowstone, Yosemite and the Grand Canyon national parks combined. But it has had to put off many maintenance projects over the years due to lack of funding.
19-year-old in critical condition following shooting along Blue Ridge ...
WEBMay 29, 2024 · ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — An investigation is underway after a shooting happened on the Blue Ridge Parkway Wednesday afternoon, leaving one injured.
Blue Ridge Parkway begins major road project in northwest …
WEBAug 2, 2024 · LAUREL SPRINGS, N.C. - Road closures related to a major infrastructure project are set to begin May 1 in a 75-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from milepost 229.6, just north of Doughton Park, to milepost 305.1, near Grandfather Mountain.
Section of Blue Ridge Parkway closed because visitors were ... - CNN
WEBNov 1, 2023 · CNN — A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway has been closed by officials “after multiple documented reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear in recent weeks,” the...
Agencies tight-lipped after 'targeted' shooting on Blue Ridge Parkway ...
WEBOne day after a 19-year-old man was shot on the Blue Ridge Parkway and rushed to Mission Hospital in critical condition, an Asheville spokesperson for the Feder.
Section of Blue Ridge Parkway closed: Visitors allegedly try to …
WEBA section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has been closed temporarily after the National Park Service received reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear. Officials blocked off an 8-mile stretch just northeast of …
Blue Ridge Parkway begins Price Lake Dam bridge repair project
WEBJun 2, 2023 · BLOWING ROCK, N.C. – Work has begun to repair the Price Lake Dam bridge, at milepost 296 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. As a result, lake levels in the area are expected to drop several feet below the top of the dam beginning this week, and visitors may experience single lane closures in the area.
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