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U.S. Forest Service: Helene damaged trails, roads and timber across Grandfather District; recovery under way
Summary
Nick Larson of the U.S. Forest Service said Hurricane Helene damaged about 48 bridges in open roads, roughly 885 miles of road and 850 miles of trail across Pisgah and Nantahala forests, and about 190,000 acres of timber; 93% of open roads/trails have been reopened and bridge repairs and salvage timber sales are ongoing.
Nick Larson, representing the U.S. Forest Service's Grandfather Ranger District, briefed the county on the extent of storm damage and recovery priorities following Hurricane Helene.
Larson said assessment work has identified roughly 48 damaged or destroyed bridges in the Forest Service27s open-road system, about 885 miles of road in need of repair (with roughly 30% expected to need full reconstruction) and…
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