29 counties back Blue Ridge Parkway repairs and strategic unity plan

29 North Carolina and Virginia counties have adopted resolutions supporting the repair of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

NC & VA counties work together to fund repairs for Blue Ridge Parkway

On Monday, January 12, 2026, Yancey County in N.C. became the 29th county to adopt the resolution, said the foundation.
Mountain Xpress

Blue Ridge Rising receives votes of support from Blue Ridge Parkway’s neighboring counties

Blue Ridge Rising earned the Public Lands Alliance’s 2025 Outstanding Public Engagement Award. The Foundation is partnering with Friends of Southwest Virginia, based in Abingdon, Va., to implement the ...
Asheville Citizen-Times

Blue Ridge Parkway 'ready' for fall color visitors after landslide repairs, officials say

BEAVER DAM GAP - With 90% of the Blue Ridge Parkway restored since it was devastated by Tropical Storm Helene last year, National Park Service and federal highway officials celebrated its reopening on ...