TammyC Senior Member 400 posts Likes: 21 Joined Dec 2007 Location: Pennsylvania More info | Mar 12, 2010 06:43 | #1 We have another trip planned to the Smokies in June. I just came across a few sites that said the construction in Cade's Cove has been haulted due to some problem in Congress. Have any of you that are locals to the area heard anything about this? I'm concerned that it will now still be closed when we go. We are heading down June 4th. I really appreciate any tips!
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Mar 14, 2010 12:03 | #3 Thank you Dan!! I called it but it just says that the road is closed due to construction. Does anyone know if the construction has actually started back up? We just hate to make a trip if most of the places we love are closed. We'd rather wait till later. thanks again everyone!
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Mar 14, 2010 14:05 | #4 From one of our local tv stations Construction starts again on Cades Cove Loop Road in Smokies Posted: Mar 03, 2010 6:05 PM EST By JOSH AULT 6 News Reporter GATLINBURG (WATE) - Crews doing much needed repairs on Cades Cove Loop Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park got back to work Wednesday. The $6.7 million project was shut down Monday, just hours after it began because of a federal furlough. Legislation was blocking all federal highway projects, but an agreement ended brought an end to that. The furlough cost crews two days of work, but park officials are confident Cades Cove Loop Road will re-open on schedule. "With a two day interruption, I don't think that will really put a big kink in the contract work," says park spokeswoman Nancy Gray. Park visitors, like Robert LeJeune, of Arkansas, are anxious for Cades Cove Loop Road to re-open. "Makes your mind wonder how it was back then when it was really nice." Diagrams displayed in the visitor's center show what the improvements will look like. Crews will re-pave the road, and add more drainage. This portion of the park hasn't had a major improvement since 1973. Park officials say they want the construction done as soon as possible because Cades Cove is so popular. It draws 1.5 million visitors annually. "It's a tourist magnet, number one," Gray says. "It's the most visited section of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and many of the surrounding communities rely on business to Cades Cove." Construction is supposed to be complete on Cades Cove Loop Road by May 22. The summer months are some of the busiest for the park.
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Mar 14, 2010 17:00 | #5 Thats wonderful!! Thank you so much for posting that info!! Now I'm excited again!
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