Hi,
It will be closed to all "motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians". I'd like to
share the following:
Park Reminds Visitors about Cades Cove Winter Closure
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials remind visitors that Laurel Creek
Road, the seven-mile access road leading from the Townsend Wye to Cades Cove,
will be closed to all motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians at 8:00 p.m. on
Sunday, January 5 through Saturday, February 29 to repair the Bote Mountain
Tunnel.
The full closure, beginning just past Tremont Road, is necessary to allow
equipment set-up for the repair of the internal drainage system in the walls
and ceiling of the 121-foot long tunnel. Crews will enclose and heat the
tunnel, allowing the temperature-sensitive repairs to be conducted during the
winter months when visitation is lower. Intermittent single-lane closures will
be necessary between March 1 and June 15 to complete the tunnel repairs and to
re-pave the tunnel area.
The Cades Cove Campground, normally open during the winter months, will be
closed December 30, 2019 through March 5, 2020. To accommodate winter campers,
Elkmont Campground will remain open year round along with Smokemont Campground
in NC.
The Bote Mountain Tunnel, constructed in 1948, has not had any significant
rehabilitation work since that time. Crews will replace nine drainage chases
requiring track-mounted saws to cut through the concrete liner along the arc of
the 18-foot high tunnel opening. Cracks throughout the tunnel would also be
sealed and repaired. Without repairs, leaks will lead to compromised concrete
walls and the development of ice hazards during the winter months.
For more information about road closures, please follow SmokiesRoadsNPS on
twitter or visit the park website.
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Harumi Tsuruoka, Maryville, Blount County, TN
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件名: [TN-Bird] Re: Cades Cove Closing
I believe you can access Cades Cove while the road is closed...but it is going
to take a really long walk.
On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 1:11 PM Randy Winstead
<randywendy@xxxxxxx<mailto:randywendy@xxxxxxx>> wrote:
Cades Cove is open until 8:00 P.M. Sunday. It is supposed to rain through
Saturday. There will probably be an incredible mass of people there on Sunday.
Randy Winstead
Maryville, Blount County
On Thursday, January 2, 2020, 12:47:57 PM EST, Bill Holt
<wjholtjr@xxxxxxxxx<mailto:wjholtjr@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote:
According to reports, Cades Cove is now closed until March due to construction
work. If anyone has any information about other ways to visit the property,
please let me know. I'd like to see the Short-Eared Owls again.
Happy New Year
Bill Holt
Hixson, TN
Hamilton County
