Intermittent road closure on Parks Creek Road (42N17)

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Contact(s): Andrea Capps (530) 226-2494, (530) 605-7337


MT. SHASTA, Calif. - The Shasta McCloud Management Unit (SMMU), Shasta-Trinity National Forest is conducting road reconstruction and maintenance on National Forest System Road 42N17 (Parks Creek Road) during the weekdays from Monday, August 24 to Thursday, September 17 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. During this period motorists can expect intermittent delays of up to one hour with no immediate detours. Roadwork will begin at the Stewart Springs road junction and continue for approximately 1 mile north on NFS road 42N17.

Over the years Parks Creek Road has slowly been deteriorating, and as a result has created slumps or depressions in the road surface due to the unsettling of the rocky material underneath the road. The Forest Service will install steel micropiles, resembling large nails, down through the road and into the bedrock below to stabilize the road, essentially nailing into place. The micropiles will need to be installed approximately every six feet at critical segments along the first half-mile of the road, which will require the road to be completely reconstructed along the repaired segments, including new pavement. The road improvements will result in safer public access.

This roadwork is a component of the Parks Eddy Watershed Restoration project. Some of the project work began earlier this year and will continue over a five year period. Watershed restoration projects include maintaining, reconstructing, closing or decommissioning approximately 103 miles of roads, user created routes, and trails to reduce their effects on the watersheds, water quality, other sensitive habitats (e.g. wetlands and meadows), and improve public safety. Some of the projects implemented this summer include improving vehicle access to West Parks Creek and Caldwell Lakes trailheads, decommissioning a road by restoring back to native terrain and drainage patterns, and currently the unit is constructing a new non-motorized trail to Caldwell Lakes that meet national trail standards.

For more information contact Dustin Bonivert, SMMU Transportation Planner, at: (530) 926-9624.

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