by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park volunteers and staff are seeking help to identify and document former homesites in the park. The public is invited to the King Family Library in Sevierville, Tenn. on Saturday, Dec. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to learn more about the...
by admin | Nov 30, 2022 | General Announcements
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – On Nov. 18, National Park Service (NPS) South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Mark Foust signed a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI), recommended by Blue Ridge Parkway Superintendent Tracy Swartout, to permit a Right of Way (ROW) for an...
by admin | Nov 28, 2022 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that traffic on the northbound Spur will be reduced to one lane on Jan. 3 through April 7, 2023, to allow for tunnel repairs. Concrete barriers will be placed along the center line of the tunnel to allow crews to...
by admin | Nov 22, 2022 | General Announcements
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior has announced that the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names will hold its inaugural public meeting on Dec. 7 and 8 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. The Committee, established by Secretary’s Order No. 3405, is tasked...
by admin | Nov 18, 2022 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that Richmond Tree Experts will implement temporary, single-lane road closures along the Spur for tree removal Monday, Nov. 28 through Thursday, Dec. 1. The Spur, between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, will remain...
by admin | Nov 15, 2022 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that the Federal Highway Administration awarded a construction contract to conduct routine bridge repairs at 19 locations across the park through August 2023. Crews will implement single-lane closures in...
