bcla
On our rugged Eastern foothills.....
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- Nov 28, 2012
Well, shoot. We were there on the 20th. No wonder we drove right through. Thanks for sharing the notice.
Actually - they say it was scheduled starting June 2, but only for weekdays. The flyer was probably their most recent update and says they expect it to continue until October.
Road Construction Delays
Expect occasional 15-minute to 1-hour delays at various locations in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks beginning Monday, June 2, weekdays only, between 5 a.m.-3 p.m., including delays to/from the General Sherman Tree, Crystal Cave, and Grant Grove.
You didn't see any heavy equipment on the side of the road? Last time I went through, there were lots of dusty areas with equipment parked that wasn't needed at that instant. However, the section they were working on at the time was a winding section on the hillside with lots of dropoffs. I get that they tend to work slowly because of the inherent dangers of working on hillside roads (same with plowing similar roads). I remember a few years back, a National Park Service maintenance worker died after he rode his riding mower off of a hillside area at the Blue Ridge Parkway.