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Road maintenance shuts down roads in WNC recreation area
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The U.S. Forest Service is working on road maintenance and improvement projects in the Fires Creek Recreation Area near Hayesville.
The Forest Service roads listed below will be closed for an estimated four months while work is completed.
• Fires Creek (FSR 340) — closed just beyond Bristol Field Horse Camp at the intersection of Little Fires Creek (FSR 340B) and Mile Marker 5.5 (FSR 340)
• Long Branch (FSR 340C)
• Big Stamp (FSR 427)
• Brushy Ridge (FSR 427A)
The Forest Service asks that anyone traveling in the area uses caution while traveling on FSR 340 from Fires Creek Picnic Area to the point of road closure at the intersection of Little Fires Creek Road (FSR 340B). Gravel trucks will be using this route to access the work area.
