In order to accommodate the busy Labor Day holiday weekend, the road construction schedule in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park will temporarily change.
Construction will cease on Friday, August 31 at 12:00 noon MDT. No construction will occur during the weekend. Visitors can expect rough road surfaces but no delays Friday afternoon through Monday, September 3.
Construction will resume its regular schedule on Tuesday, September 4 at 7:00 a.m. MDT and proceed throughout the week. Road work will again be suspended at 5:00 p.m. MDT on Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9, to accommodate the park’s sixth annual Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival.
Once construction resumes again at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 10, it will continue daily until work is completed in mid-October on the 3.5 mile stretch of road from the park entrance at Pacific Avenue in Medora to the prairie dog town on Johnson’s Plateau. During construction periods, pilot cars and traffic signals will be in use and delays are anticipated to be no longer than 30 minutes.
Information and updates will be available on the park’s website.
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
