Brownsville Road in Mammoth Cave National Park closed Sept. 14 and 15 for road work

MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Mammoth Cave National Park will temporarily close Brownsville Road (KY-70E) from the Mammoth Cave Parkway to the Brownsville Entrance from 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 to 7 a.m. Friday, Sept. 16.

The park says the 48-hour closure is needed for crews to complete fog sealing on the roadway.

During this time,  Cedar Sink Trail will stay open but may only be accessed by the Park Boundary Road originating at the intersection of KY-259 and State Hwy 422 in Pig, Kentucky. There will be no access to Turnhole Bend Nature Trail or to Joppa Church from either Brownsville Road or Joppa Ridge Road.

The sealing work is a part of a larger project to clean culverts, repair parking areas, install rumble strips and stripe the roadway within the park. The pavement project is being coordinated by the United States Federal Highway Administration and National Park Service.