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Blue Ridge Parkway Travel Advisory in North Carolina

 Storm damage clean-up continues on the Blue Ridge Parkway
in North Carolina. A contractor will begin working at Milepost 290 at the
Thunder Hill Parking Overlook on Monday, August 2, and continue north to
Milepost 275 at Deep Gap. Visitors should avoid this area to prevent
delays in travel.

Gate closures will be in effect daily from Milepost 288 at Aho Gap to
Milepost 285.5 at Bamboo Gap from Tuesday, August 3rd through August 6th,
8:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Recommended Detours

Southbound traffic leaving the Parkway at Milepost 285.5 should take a left
onto Little Laurel Road, right onto Bamboo Road, left onto Deerfield Road
to State Route 321 at Boone, and then travel State Route 321 south back to
the Parkway. The detour is approximately 8.5 miles long.

Northbound traffic leaving the Parkway should take State Route 321 north,
turn right onto Deerfield Road, right onto Bamboo Road, left onto Little
Laurel Road, and then right back to the Parkway. The detour is
approximately 8.5 miles long.

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This page was last updated on Thursday, 29 July 2010 04:37 PM