Yellowstone roads closed!
Got notice this morning that we should not show up for camping this Wednesday 6/15. Rain on snow event caused roads to blow out.
Forum Discussion
afidel wrote:
It'll depend on what bridges were taken out, Yellowstone River bridge was slated to take 3 years to replace and that was with funding secured and a contractor lined up. I hope no major bridges were taken out but the flooding is the worst on record, beating the 1918 flood by many feet on several gauges. Seeing the Carbella Bridge washed away gives some idea of the conditions being faced in the area.
Long construction times are typically related to maintenance of traffic. If you have to keep traffic flowing, you have to do things in multiple stages and spend a ton of time on stuff that isn't actually rebuilding.
Let the contractor shut everything down completely and a bridge replacement can be 2-3 months.
In an emergency, there are ways around the normal approval rules.
This summer may have significant access limitations but I'd be willing to bet by spring/summer 2023, all the main roads are back open.
