Part of Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville reopens

Park service crews clear another stretch of Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina
Another stretch of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Parkway is open to visitors after being damaged by Helene, the National Park Service announced Wednesday.
Blue Ridge Parkway section reopens near Asheville, visitors can reach Graveyard Fields
Several areas of the parkway, which was visited by over 16.7 million people last year, are now accessible in Western North Carolina. The section between Milepost 405.5, near NC 151, and Milepost 411.8, at NC 276, opened Friday. Campgrounds, picnic areas and other visitor services in this section are closed for the 2024 season.
Nearly 6 weeks after Helene, another section of Blue Ridge Parkway reopens
An 11-mile section of the road opened Wednesday near Asheville, between U.S. 70 and N.C. 191 near the N.C. Arboretum. That stretch includes the Blue Ridge Parkway visitors center and the Folk Art Center,
11 more miles, 310 total, of Blue Ridge Parkway have opened since Helene
An 11-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway was reopened on Wednesday morning, park officials announced. On Nov. 6, the National Park Service reopened the parkway from milepost 382.5, at US 70 near the Folk Art Center,
Part of Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville reopens after Hurricane Helene
Access to an 11-mile stretch of the scenic roadway has been restored, the National Park Service said Wednesday. More than 150 miles remain inaccessible.
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