Forest Service repairs Patterson Creek Road in Botetourt County

Release Date: Oct 15, 2020

Contact(s): Beth Christensen (540) 552-4641

Blacksburg, Va. – October 15, 2020 – The USDA Forest Service will temporarily close a section of Patterson Creek Road (Forest Service Road #184) in Botetourt County, Virginia, to ensure visitor safety during a road improvement project beginning October 19, 2020. 

A half-mile section of the road beginning one mile north of the intersection with State Route 612 near New Castle will be temporarily closed while a culvert is being replaced.

Although the road will be closed to thru-traffic, visitors and hunters will still be able to access Forest System lands from Forest Service Road #5020 via State Route 818 to the north.   

The existing culvert, which frequently becomes blocked, will be removed and replaced with a single larger passthrough culvert designed to allow fish and other aquatic organisms to travel up and down the stream more easily. The project is expected to be completed by mid-December 2020. 

“Thank you for patience as we work to improve road conditions, water quality and fish habitat in the Patterson Creek area,” said District Ranger Beth Christiansen. 

For more information please contact the Eastern Divide Ranger District office at (540) 552-4641.

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