The road work to connect communities cut off by the June floods in Yellowstone National Park will be extended for a couple weeks.
The park says that the Old Gardiner Road between Gardiner, Montana, and Mammoth Hot Springs will now open to regular traffic no later than Nov. 1st
The project crews are making sure that over 5,000 feet of guardrail are installed securely for safety. They are also working to complete a new ¼-mile approach road into Mammoth to make it less steep.
Originally established as an 1880’s stagecoach route, the single-lane dirt road has been expanded to two lanes over its entire 4-mile length.
The Northeast Entrance Road from Tower Junction to the Northeast Entrance in Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana is expected to open as planned on Oct. 15 to regular traffic.
