hanman Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 Not recent news but-(from NW Hikers). This may effect access to Pugh, Bedal, FS 49, Spring Mtn etc... Sorry if this has been previously posted: Road Construction Closes Mountain Loop Highway Weekday Access to Through Traffic Blocked Everett, Wash. March 4, 2010— The Forest Service is closing Mountain Loop Highway 7 a.m. Monday through noon Friday beginning March 8 until the end of April. It will open on weekends. Workers will close various locations from mile post 42, south of White Chuck Bench Overlook, to mile post 35, south of Bedal Creek Bridge. Closures next week on the north side of Mountain Loop Highway will block access from Darrington to forest road 49 and Sloan Creek Trailhead, which leads to Glacier Peak Wilderness. Hikers will need to come from Granite Falls to reach that trailhead. The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is making road upgrades, including replacing older, deteriorating culverts and upsizing culverts to better accommodate the passage of fish and flood waters. Call Darrington Ranger District for updates weekdays at 360-436-1155, or Verlot Public Service Center weekends at 360-691-7791. For updated information about trails and roads, go to alerts and conditions on http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainsloth Posted March 25, 2010 Share Posted March 25, 2010 thanks for the info! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanman Posted March 30, 2010 Author Share Posted March 30, 2010 Another recent related update from NW Hikers: "Road Construction Closes Sloan Creek Road off Mountain Loop Highway Access to Glacier Peak Wilderness, North Fork Sauk Trail Affected Everett, Wash. March 29, 2010— The Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest is closing Sloan Creek Road, forest road 49, April 5-9 to replace culverts and repair damage. Sloan Creek Road is 16 miles south of Darrington off of Mountain Loop Highway at mile post 37. Road construction will block access to Sloan Creek/North Fork Sauk, Lost Creek Ridge, Bald Eagle, Sloan Climber's Route, North Fork Sauk Falls and Harold Engles trails. Call Darrington Ranger District for updates weekdays at 360-436-1155, or Verlot Public Service Center weekends at 360-691-7791. For updated information about trails and roads, go to alerts and conditions on http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs/." MH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genepires Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 good to hear they are doing repairs. and it is midweek so us working monkeys won't even know it is closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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