Parks Service to improve 7 miles of Newfound Gap Road
The roadwork will include repaving the roadway from milepost 20.90 to 27.90, as well as repaving six primary parking areas along this section.
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Starting July 14, Great Smoky Mountains National Park will kick off a rehabilitation of a 7-mile stretch of Newfound Gap Road on the North Carolina side of the park.
The roadwork will include repaving the roadway from milepost 20.90 to 27.90, as well as repaving six primary parking areas along this section.
Visitors will see signs of construction but are unlikely to experience any traffic delays for the first stage of the project. All construction work will take place overnight (7 p.m. to 7 a.m.) Sunday night through Friday morning (excluding federal holidays) until Aug. 15. Single-lane closures will be in place overnight.
Starting Aug. 15, construction will take place during the day. The park will share updates on any changes to traffic in early August. This rehabilitation project is expected to be completed by Sept. 30. Visitors are advised to drive with caution and anticipate delays due to single-lane closures during the repaving process.
This project is funded by recreation fee dollars (from parking tags, campgrounds, and backcountry camping) and the Federal Lands Transportation Program.
More than 1.5 million vehicles travel on Newfound Gap Road annually.
