Sections of the Northeast Entrance were washed away following historic flooding in Yellowstone National Park in June.
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Sections of the Northeast Entrance were washed away following historic flooding in Yellowstone National Park in June.
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Yellowstone National Park has reopened entrance in one of the areas worst damaged by historic flooding four months ago.
The park began allowing regular visitor traffic along the Northeast Entrance for the first time starting Saturday since it closed its gates in June in response to inclement weather.
“We are delighted to restore public access to the northeast corridor just four months after the June flood events,” said Director Cam Sholly. said in a statement.
“I commend the collective efforts of the National Parks Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, and Oftedal Construction to accomplish this monumental task in such a short amount of time,” Sholly said. more.
Yellowstone experienced record flooding during a June storm that sent rivers to “unprecedented” levels, according to the National Weather Service.
The storm left visitors and residents stranded, damaged buildings and swept away some roads, and cut off access to several areas of the park, much of it in Wyoming, but also including parts of Montana and Idaho.
With the Northeast Entrance now accessible, park officials say 99% of Yellowstone’s roads can be effectively reopened.
Crews are continuing to pave and install railings along the four-mile Old Gardiner Road, which is expected to reopen no later than November 1.
