Yellowstone Plans For 2020 Construction

There will be three major road construction projects in Yellowstone National Park in 2020. One project will require a complete closure between Tower Fall and Chittenden Road until April 2022, while two projects including one at the North Entrance and the other from Fishing Bridge to Indian Pond will cause delays. The projects are part of a deferred maintenance backlog in the park. In 2018, Yellowstone reported a conservative backlog estimate of $586 million, more than half of which is related to park roads. With the completion of these three road construction projects, the park will reduce its deferred maintenance backlog by at least $50 million. The park completed the second phase of the Norris to Golden Gate project this year which widened 4.5 miles of road, increased and improved pullouts, and improved the parking lot, trail, and kiosk at Obsidian Cliff. The third and final phase of Norris to Golden Gate is planned to begin sometime after the park finishes the Tower Fall to Chittenden Road section in 2022.

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