Heavy Rain Causes Flooding On Parkway And Closures

Flooding on parkway closes some sections in Virginia and North Carolina. A cold front moving through the area yesterday brought storms, winds and heavy rain to parts of North Carolina and Virginia. Several sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway are closed while crews clean up after flooding, fallen limbs, debris and other problems.  In Virginia the section closed is just south of Roanoke from approximately milepost 120 all the way to about milepost 135. Near the VA/NC state line a section is closed from about milepost 203 to about milepost 242. This area is south of Asheville, NC. The access to Craggy Gardens Picnic Area at milepost 367.5 is closed. Another long section is closed from about 402.5 to 408.5 in North Carolina . The BRP report that the “Pisgah Inn and Campground are currently only accessible via HWY 276 due to a safety closure from MP 402.7 to MP 408.4.”

Flooding Causes Closures on BRP

The closures are for all traffic including vehicles, bikes and pedestrians. As soon as the cleanup is completed the sections will reopen. Cleanup is ongoing and these closures will reopen as soon as possible. Crews are hard at work to get these areas open to the public. This part of the year the parkway is a busy place due to all the visitors drawn to the parkway to view the fall foliage.

For up to date information and road closures on the Blue Ridge Parkway you can alway to the parks real-time roadmap for current closure information.