Officials to decide fate of Old Yellowstone Trail South

County officials may soon decide whether Old Yellowstone Trail South through Yankee Jim Canyon should be reopened.The road was closed in 2014 due to a debris slide and a sluffing failure that caused a portion of the road to slide toward the canyon."Through our FEMA-funded project to repair damage from the 2022 flooding, the contractor working in the area was able to repair these issues at a relatively low cost due to their existing presence on site," reads a staff report to county commission from Matt Whitman, public works director. "When these repairs are completed, the commission will have an opportunity to reconsider the future use of this road. However, traffic patterns and tourism in the area have changed substantially since the road was closed in 2014.

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