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Deadmans Bar Road Construction To Cause Closures, Delays At Grand Teton National Park

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May 6, 2016

As crews improve the road, parking area, and boat launch at Deadmans Bar in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, the narrow road will be closed during this year’s shoulder seasons to accommodate work that cannot be completed with traffic present.

The construction has been designed to maintain access during the heart of the busy summer season. The project will improve the road surface, expand and formalize the parking area to improve traffic circulation, provide better access to the Snake River, and revegetate areas that have been impacted by overflow parking in the past.

Currently, impacts are scheduled for:

  • Start of season-May 26: Closed
  • May 27-July 21: Up to 30 minute delays
  • July 22-Sept. 15: No construction, no delays
  • Sept. 15-Sept. 30: Up to 30 minute delays
  • Oct. 1-end of season: Closed

When Deadmans Bar Road is closed, river users will still be able to make a through trip from the Pacific Creek Boat Launch to Moose; however, there will be no formal river access between those two locations. Restrooms at Deadmans Bar will remain open throughout the project, including when the road is closed.

The project will improve the experience of visitors to the Deadmans Bar area and the sustainability of the facilities. Work on the Deadmans Bar Road includes an overlay of the existing paved sections of road and establishment of a consistent 20-foot width on the gravel portion of road to better accommodate two-way traffic. Crews will expand the gravel parking area by less than an acre and delineate parking spaces to improve efficiency.

Future visitors to the area will find a hardened boat ramp designed for dynamic river conditions, accessible parking spaces and river access, and improved signage and traffic flow. Areas that have been used as informal overflow parking in the past will be revegetated.

This project is a part of the Snake River Headwaters Comprehensive River Management Plan. The Snake River Headwaters was designated a national Wild and Scenic River in 2009 to protect its free-flowing character, water quality, and opportunities for its benefit and enjoyment.

Other road projects in Grand Teton during the summer will have relatively minor impacts:

  • Kelly Road: Up to 15 minute delays in July
  • Pacific Creek Road: Up to 15 minute delays in August
  • Grassy Lake Road: Up to 15 minute delays in August
  • Signal Mountain Summit Road: Closed 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday from mid-June to early July

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