PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (AP) – State officials say a portion of mountainside on U.S. 441 between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg remains very unstable following two rockslides this week.
The heavily traveled highway is the main route leading to and from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park from Interstate 40.
Engineers with the Tennessee Department of Transportation said Tuesday that an emergency contract will be needed to stabilize the section.
The southbound lanes heading toward the park have been closed and detoured to northbound lanes. Engineers said the lanes could be closed for another month.
One person at the scene, known locally as the Spur, was hurt.