Remnants of Hurricane Helene struck the Blue Ridge Parkway on September 27, 2024, heavily damaging the Parkway motor road, facilities, and trails. Storms of this scale might strike once every thousand years on average. Helene brought up to 30 inches of rain coupled with wind gusts up to 100 miles per hour to some areas resulting in catastrophic flooding, landslides, washed out roads, and countless downed trees. During your visit, you may experience the ongoing effects from this storm for many months, and even years, as we continue our recovery efforts.
Check this page frequently for updates. This list is not comprehensive and additional projects may be added or changed. The funding source, estimated repair timeline, and additional information for each project will be provided as they are established.
This map highlights areas along the Parkway where the most significant damage from Hurricane Helene occurred and where initial emergency repair work is underway. It is not a complete list of all sites that will require repair and restoration work, just those scheduled for the first phase of recovery.
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Storm Damage - Project Information
Weather permitting, the Parkway is open for normal traffic along all 217 of the miles in Virginia, but additional repair and clean up work remains. In the coming months recovery work in Virginia will focus on roadway and drainage repairs, hazard tree work, woody debris removal, culvert cleaning, removing siltation from mill ponds, repairing damage to historic and non-historic structures, trail clearing, and cultural landscape and natural resource restoration.
Location: Milepost 224.9 Overview: Repairs include stabilizing the slope with reinforced soil construction, debris removal, repair and restoration of drainage trenches, and pavement reconstruction and markings. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Summer 2025
Location: Milepost 284 Overview: Repairs include stabilizing the slope with reinforced soil construction and rock buttresses, debris removal, reconstructing the paved waterways, repair and reconditioning of drainage trenches, and pavement reconstruction and markings. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Summer 2025
Location: Milepost 294 - Cone Manor - Carriage Barn and Carriage Trails Overview: Roof damage on carriage barn roof and damage to trails. Funding: TBD Repair Timeline: TBD
Location: Milepost 306.8 Overview: Repairs include stabilizing the slope with reinforced soil construction and rock buttresses, debris removal, reconstructing the paved waterways, repair and reconditioning of drainage trenches, pavement reconstruction and markings. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Fall 2025
Location: Milepost 317 Overview: Complete loss for Linville Falls Visitor Center. Not open for 2025. Funding Source: TBD Repair Timeline: N/A
Location: Milepost 318 Overview: Major impact zone for downed trees and other debris.
Location: Milepost 319 Overview: Road repair. Major impact zone for downed trees and other debris. Repair Timeline: TBD
Location: Milepost 342/343 Overview: Repairs include temporary stabilization and safety measures for 3 slides, including installation of geomembrane with sandbags and shot rock, placement of safety barriers, guardrail repairs, debris removal, and repair and reconditioning of drainage trenches. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Spring/Summer 2025
Location: Milepost 374 Overview: Slope clean-up/repair, shoulder repair, and debris removal. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Fall 2025
Location: Milepost 375 Overview: Repairs include stabilizing the slope with reinforced soil construction, debris removal, repair and reconditioning of drainage trenches, resetting and replacement of guardrails, culvert repair, and pavement reconstruction and markings. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Fall 2025
Location: Milepost 380.5 Overview: Repairs include stabilizing the slope with reinforced soil construction, debris removal, repair and reconditioning of drainage trenches, resetting and replacement of guardrails, culvert repair, and pavement reconstruction and markings. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Fall 2025
Location: Milepost 401 Overview: Repairs include stabilizing the slope with reinforced soil construction, debris removal, reconstructing the paved waterways, repair and reconditioning of drainage trenches, resetting and replacement of guardrails, culvert installation and replacement, headwall reconstruction, and pavement reconstruction and markings. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Summer 2025
Location: Milepost 421 Overview: Repairs include stabilizing the slope with reinforced soil construction, debris removal, repair and reconditioning of drainage trenches, guardrail replacement, and pavement reconstruction and markings. Funding Source: Emergency Relief for Federally Owned Roads (ERFO) Repair Timeline: Summer 2025
