Little River Road in Smokies will remain closed through Tuesday evening

GATLINBURG – The 8-mile section of Little River Road in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (between Elkmont Campground and Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area) that was closed on Friday because of a rock slide will remain closed until Tuesday evening.  The slide is located about two miles west of the Elkmont campground junction.

Blalock & Sons., Inc., and Park Road crews have worked continuously to stabilize the slope and remove fallen debris.  As crews worked through the weekend, truckloads of debris were carried away; however, large amounts of loose material continued to fall on the roadway, requiring the closure extension.

Motorists wishing to travel between the Park’s Gatlinburg entrance and Townsend entrance/Cades Cove must detour through Pigeon Forge via U.S. 321.