{"id":110895,"date":"2024-10-06T02:31:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T19:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110895"},"modified":"2024-10-06T02:31:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T19:31:46","slug":"scenic-blue-ridge-parkway-remains-closed-after-suffering-catastrophic-impacts-from-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=110895","title":{"rendered":"Scenic Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed after suffering catastrophic impacts from Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-editable=\"content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-reorderable=\"content\">\n<p>\n    <cite class=\"source__cite\"><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__location\" data-editable=\"location\"\/><br \/>\n      <span class=\"source__text\" data-editable=\"source\">CNN<\/span><br \/>\n        \u00a0\u2014\u00a0<br \/>\n    <\/cite>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wbkl86000mlxm8hm417gel@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The famed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/blri\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blue Ridge Parkway<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 spanning more than 400 miles \u2013 remains\u00a0closed with no reopening date, according to the National Park Service.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wblvkx00072e6b6wv7xh3a@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThe entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina and Virginia is closed as crews continue their assessment of the damage from Hurricane Helene,\u201d NPS spokesman\u00a0Mike Litterst told\u00a0CNN.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wblvkx00082e6biowlh2er@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Blue Ridge Parkway staff and NPS employees from 32 states and the District of Columbia are working in\u00a0the recovery efforts, Litterst said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wblvkx00092e6b2dyq2s47@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cBased on what the teams have seen so far, significant, and in some cases catastrophic, damage has occurred along the parkway, particularly from milepost 280 to milepost 469,\u201d Litterst added.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wblvkx000a2e6bdcljmha8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Assessment teams will determine the extent of damage, which will include\u00a0a\u00a0timeline and cost estimates for repairs.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wblvkx000b2e6b2v6x619k@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cA\u00a0projected reopening date of any section of the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina has not yet been established; assessment crews are finishing their work in Virginia,\u201d Litterst said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wblvkx000c2e6b7mm3p4hm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Pictures shared by the spokesman\u00a0revealed\u00a0downed trees\u00a0and a road\u00a0washout near Gooch Gap.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm1wblvkx000d2e6bjuibxsi8@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The parkway was listed\u00a0as the number one most visited NPS site\u00a0in 2023,\u00a0with 16.75 million visits,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/travel\/most-visited-national-park-service-sites-2023\/index.html\">CNN previously reported<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/10\/05\/us\/blue-ridge-parkway-closed-helene\/index.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CNN \u00a0\u2014\u00a0 The famed\u00a0Blue Ridge Parkway\u00a0\u2013 spanning more than 400 miles \u2013 remains\u00a0closed with no reopening date, according to the National Park Service. \u201cThe entire length of the Blue Ridge &hellip; 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