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Reclamation Announces Temporary Road Closure

Media Contact: Lyle Myler, (307) 261-5676, lmyler@usbr.gov

For Release: November 12, 2014

MILLS, Wyo. -- The Wyoming Area Office of the Bureau of Reclamation is temporarily closing a section of road west of Miracle Mile bridge over the North Platte River below Kortes Dam, to just north of the North Red Hills entrance to Seminoe State Park, according to Carlie Ronca, Wyoming Area Manager.

"This temporary closure is necessary to facilitate the replacement of culverts crossing under the road," said Ronca. "The culvert replacement is part of ongoing work by Reclamation to repair road damage caused by a heavy rainstorm in August."

The road is owned and maintained by Reclamation for employee use associated with operation and maintenance of Seminoe and Kortes dams and power plants. Although the road is not maintained for public traffic, the road is normally open to the public for travel.

Weather permitting, the road will be closed on the evening of Monday, November 17, and reopened by the evening of Friday, November 21.

Seminoe State Park remains open and accessible from the south via Carbon County Road 351 from Sinclair. The Miracle Mile recreation area is accessible via the Kortes Road from the north and the Hanna-Leo Road from the south.

Members of the public who desire to travel this section of road between Seminoe State Park and the Miracle Mile before or after the temporary road closure do so at their own risk and are encouraged to use caution due to the condition of the road and the ongoing road repair activities.

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