The completed Tower to Chittenden Road project. Photo: Jacob W. Frank // NPS

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. — Yellowstone National Park announced the completion of two projects in 2021.

After two years of construction and about $28 million invested, Tower-Roosevelt to Chittenden Road (near Dunraven Pass) will open May 27, 2022, weather-dependent.

Tower to Chittenden Road project. Photo: Jacob W. Frank // NPS
Tower to Chittenden Road completed. Photo: Jacob W. Frank // NPS

Additionally, with an investment of about $12 million, the North Entrance is now equipped to meet the challenges of increasing visitation and traffic with an expanded visitor entrance capacity and modern facilities.

The park recently announced three new road work projects, two beginning spring 2022.

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