Appalachian Mountain Dreams

Great Smoky Mountains National Park – Re-construction to Begin March 1 on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) (U.S. National Park Service)

Date: February 18, 2011 Contact: Bob Miller, (865) 436-1207 Motorists traveling across Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) can expect to experience delays beginning March 1, 2011 when work begins to rehabilitate 2.4 miles of the road from the North Carolina state line at Newfound Gap northward into Tennessee. The work will be performed by

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North Carolina Travel Advisory: I-40 Info for travel from Tennessee – Nov 2, 2009

Fall color continues to shine throughout North Carolina, especially throughout the Piedmont area, and all areas of the state are accessible for color-watching trips despite the rockslide that has caused a detour on Interstate 40 near the North Carolina/Tennessee state line. The detour does not impact access to the Blue Ridge Parkway, nor travel to any destinations in North Carolina

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