Temporary two-day closure scheduled for portion of Moose-Wilson Road

MOOSE, Wyo.-Grand Teton National Park will temporarily close a section of Moose-Wilson Road on Tuesday, July 21, and Wednesday, July 22, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to allow crews to safely complete a critical phase of ongoing road construction.

The closure will be in effect between Murie Ranch Road and the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve (LSRP) entrance to both vehicles and cyclists. The road will reopen to traffic each evening from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m.

Since Moose-Wilson Road reopened to through traffic on June 19, visitors have experienced extended delays through the construction zone and near the LSRP entrance. Flagging operations, combined with high visitation and limited parking at the LSRP, have resulted in significant congestion for visitors traveling through the corridor.

The temporary closure will provide construction crews with a dedicated work window to install road base material safely and efficiently without vehicle traffic. Completing this work now will allow the contractor to advance construction north of the LSRP entrance more quickly and resume pilot-car operations that better accommodate access to the LSRP and along the Moose-Wilson Road.

During the closure:

• The closure will extend from Murie Ranch Road to the LSRP entrance.

• LSRP will be open and accessible from the south only during closure hours.

• Murie Ranch and destinations north of the closure will not be accessible from the Granite Canyon Entrance Station or Teton Village/Wilson via Moose-Wilson Road during closure hours.

• Visitors traveling between Moose and Wilson should use U.S. Highway 26/89/191 and Wyoming Highway 22 as an alternate route.

• The road will reopen nightly from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m.

Construction on Moose-Wilson Road remains on schedule. Following the two-day closure, the park expects to resume traffic control with flaggers while continuing improvements to the roadway. Visitors should continue to expect delays of up to 45 minutes or longer through Labor Day and should follow directions from construction personnel.

For current construction updates, maps, and trip-planning information, visit the park's road construction webpage.

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