MEDIA UPDATE: Commuters who had to find an alternate route while Cades Cove Loop Road closed for repairs rejoiced when it was announced it would be reopened this week ahead of schedule. Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials said in a press release that work was completed earlier than expected and the road would be back open at sunrise Tuesday [April 26]. As a reminder, the Cades Cove Loop Road will be closed each Wednesday, to make it visitor friendly and vehicle free, beginning next week, May 4, through September 28.
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