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NPS Moving Ahead To Rebuild Portion Of Road At Theodore Roosevelt National Park

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By Compiled From N... - May 2nd, 2022
The loop road shows off much of the South Unit's badlands scenery/Kurt Repanshek File

The National Park Service is moving ahead with plans to rebuild a stretch of the South Unit Loop Road at Theodore Roosevelt National Park/Kurt Repanshek

The National Park Service has decided to move ahead with rebuilding a roughly 6-mile stretch of the South Unit Loop Road at Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota.

The section in question has been closed since spring 2019 due to structural issues. Engineers and geologists believe the road's problems stem from "unstable slopes, pumping of subgrade over impermeable clays, dissolution voids in embankment fill and the subsequent piping of fine fill material, and poor subgrade soils."

"We are thrilled to reach this point in the planning and design process," said Superintendent Angie Richman, who added that the park hopes "to have a contractor on board in late summer."

The project calls for subgrade excavation, structural improvements, drainage improvements, and improvements to pullouts and parking areas.

Construction is expected to take two years. The loop road, when fully open, runs 36 miles "across the rolling, jumbled badlands with fantastic scenery in all directions," the park notes on its website. "Along the way are numerous scenic overlooks and trailheads."

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Comments

Submitted by A. Johnson on May 2, 2022 - 11:20am.

Spring 2019:  road closed

Spring 2022:  NPS might fix closed road.

 

Typical NPS.


Submitted by ecbuck on May 2, 2022 - 1:38pm.

Not sure your issue here A.  The road was closed because it was in bad condition.  They are fixing the conditions so the road can reopen.  They aren't fixing a road that is going to stay closed.  


Submitted by Mather Forever on May 2, 2022 - 3:43pm.

Good to see. Another good thing that happened in the NPs today 


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