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The National Park Service has also reopened about four miles of the Parkway in the Bamboo Gap area near Boone following damage from Helene.
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The stretch had been closed due to a landslide and debris from Helene.
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After road work was set to close large sections over the next several months, an agreement was reached to delay the shutdown until after tourist season ends in the fall.
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Six months after Helene wreaked havoc on western North Carolina, roughly one-third of the 469-mile Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed, but the National Parks Service has begun projects to repair the damage.
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The National Parks Service recently recognized the F.W. Woolworth Building and Blue Ridge Parkway as National Historic Landmarks.
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The National Park Service has announced that several more sections of the Blue Ridge Parkway have reopened after sustaining damage from Helene.
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A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Blowing Rock area has been reopened to traffic.
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Appalachian State University biologist Howard Neufeld, says peak times for the Boone area are on schedule for mid-October. Closer to the Triad, Pilot Mountain should be at its most showy the first week of November.
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National Park Service officials are looking for individuals or businesses to relaunch three historic properties along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
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Blue Ridge Parkway officials are putting together a plan to boost tourism on the scenic road and increase the economic impact in the nearby communities.…