FYI Road Construction in Smokies

[meach]

In case anyone is planning a trip thru the Smokies they are repaving a portion of US 441 at Newfound Gap on the TN side. Could be a pain trying to go to Gatlinburg from Cherokee, NC. One lane traffic. Wasn't too bad as we came thru late afternoon on a Sun., might get pretty ugly during busier times. Also a lot of road torn up.

 

http://www.nps.gov/grsm/parknews/nfg-repave-09.htm

[etcswjoe]

Thanks and a good reminder that the NPS site list road construction.

[djh3]

Hmm Funny. Nothing on the TN DOT site about it.

[Motorcycle Mike]

Hmm Funny. Nothing on the TN DOT site about it.

But it's true. I would stay away on week days for awhile. They have resurfaced a short section with alot left to do. No construction on weekends. Just the "normal" slow tourist.

[meach]

But it's true. I would stay away on week days for awhile. They have resurfaced a short section with alot left to do. No construction on weekends. Just the "normal" slow tourist.

 

Somebody forgot to tell the construction guys what a "weekend" is, as defined by NPS:

"Weekends are defined as noon on Friday through 8:00 a.m. on Monday". We came thru around 7:30 P.M. Sunday and they were working, one lane closed, looked like they were getting set up to work all night, about 10 - 15 asphalt trucks sitting at Newfound Gap waiting, not sure where the trucks came in from, luckily we didn't get caught behind any or meet any coming the other way. Reminds me of driving thru W. Va. one time with coal trucks everywhere taking up both lanes around blind curves and where the speed limit is 55.