Town of Blowing Rock News

Utility Project Underway

The Main Street Utility Project began last week. Work is currently underway on the south (residential) end of Main Street and will move north to Chestnut Drive. Work will then switch to the north (Chetola) end of Main Street and continue south. Through-travel remains open on Main Street but lane closures will be necessary throughout the project. Please be alert, patient, and cautious around work areas! During the utility project, there will be brief interruptions in water service in the immediate construction area.

Project sections are scheduled so that downtown work should be done during the winter. Currently no night work is scheduled. Sidewalk installation in the Hill Street area is anticipated to complete the project in Spring to Summer 2024. 

A project update website will be available for up-to-date information. Currently, the Town of Blowing Rock is posting updates on their official Facebook page.

Parkway Closure North of Blowing Rock

Contractors have placed a full closure in the area just north of Deep Gap, starting last week. This 14-mile closure is set at mileposts 276 to 261 from Deep Gap to Glendale Springs, mostly in Ashe County. 

There are additional current closures on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Ashe and Allegheny counties, 46 and 54 miles north of Blowing Rock, respectively. Northwest Trading Post, Doughton Park, and the Bluffs Restaurant remain open and access is available via local routes. A signed detour directs travelers around all the closures from milepost 276.5 at Deep Gap to milepost 229.5 near Sparta. If guests are looking to enjoy Doughton Park or other points of interest to the north, encourage them to check the route in advance!

There are no current road construction closures on the Parkway in Blowing Rock. Note that Phase 1 will take some time to complete, and single lane closures indicated on the project map near Blowing Rock are not yet active. To the south, the Linn Cove Viaduct Visitor Center is currently closed for renovations.

Project locations are updated regularly on the road status page on the Parkway’s website. We are also posting updates on BlowingRock.com.

See our Blue Ridge Parkway Repair Updates page for the latest info >>

Exciting update-- Blowing Rock is in the next round of the Blue Ridge Outdoors Top Adventure Towns Contest!

The 2nd round went live this morning at 8AM and will run through August 29th. The final round runs from August 30-Sept. 6.

HERE is the link to the voting page.

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