2021 Yellowstone road construction projects to improve visitor safety, access and experience;

News Launch Day: April 7, 2021

Speak to: Morgan Warthin, (307) 344-2015

MAMMOTH Very hot SPRINGS, WY – 3 main highway development projects will happen in Yellowstone National Park in 2021. A single project will have a full closure concerning Tower-Roosevelt and Canyon Junction, even though two tasks will bring about delays and/or site visitors sample alterations (Old Trustworthy Overpass Bridge and North Entrance).

Tower-Roosevelt to Canyon Junction (Dunraven Go)
 

• The road amongst Tower-Roosevelt and Canyon Junction will be totally closed for the 2021 time.
• There will be no obtain to the Mount Washburn trails. Yellowstone has 1,100 miles of hiking trails. In lieu of Mount Washburn, consider climbing Bunsen Peak close to Mammoth Hot Springs, Purple Mountain north of Madison Junction or Avalanche Peak together the East Entrance Highway.
• This is the next yr of the undertaking that will widen the highway and give added/enhanced pullouts, generate a bigger, safer parking space at Tower Drop General Retail store and make improvements to the Tower Fall’s path and neglect.
• The project’s expected completion date is May 2022.

Old Faithful Overpass Bridge
 

• Hope delays up to 15 minutes to accommodate just one-lane vacation around the overpass bridge.
• Vacationers will be ready to access Outdated Trustworthy and the Higher Geyser Basin, lodges, suppliers, clinic and gasoline station.
• The venture will incorporate quite a few repairs to the bridge and approaches.
• The project’s predicted completion day is slide 2021.

North Entrance
 

• Count on construction and website traffic pattern improvements about the North Entrance.
• The entrance station will be open.
• The undertaking will make improvements to infrastructure, security for pedestrians and targeted visitors stream for automobiles. It will also decrease lines at the entrance.
• The project’s expected completion date is tumble 2021.

Drive slowly and gradually as a result of highway construction and be notify to staff, weighty devices, wildlife and other dangers.

Pay a visit to park streets for the standing of Yellowstone roads. Receive Yellowstone highway alerts on your mobile cellphone by texting “82190” to 888-777 (an automated textual content reply will validate receipt and supply guidelines). In addition, simply call 307-344-2117 for recorded information and facts.

Pick out roads and providers in Yellowstone Countrywide Park will open up for the time, climate permitting, on April 16.