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Blue Ridge Parkway reopens 12 miles between Blowing Rock and Linville Falls.

Hurricane Helene caused 57 landslides along nearly 200 miles of the Parkway.

Full restoration spans three repair phases, with work extending through 2026.

Nearly a year after Hurricane Helene’s hit on Western North Carolina, more of the most famous road in the state is reopened.

After the devastating damage left behind from the storm, a 12-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway between Blowing Rock and Linville Falls is back open — from milepost 305.2 to milepost 317.5.

“The opening of this road section, closed since Hurricane Helene due to a landslide and large amounts of debris, is the first of multiple

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