Yellowstone Spokesperson Al Nash said to the Associated Press, 'There are plenty of other great places to see thermal features in the park. I wouldn't risk personal injury to see these during this temporary close.'
Despite measures and efforts to figure out how to deal with the situation of the Yellowstone road melting, heat in the Northwest is expected to increase again this weekend and authorities said temperatures might reach slightly above normal this weekend and in the coming week.
AccuWeather Meteorologist Paul Walker said, 'The forecast for West Yellowstone has temperatures near 80 F each day through Monday. Temperatures each day next week will range from the mid-70s to the mid-80s, depending on elevation.'
According to the AP, park officials are currently evaluating how to address the problem and fix the Yellowstone road melting.
While the park considers the occurrence of Yellowstone road melting as normal from naturally changing thermal features, Park spokesman Al Nash said the repair might pose as a bigger challenge than typical repairs.
The road is expected to open next week, Hottle updates, since maintenance workers have to scrape up the melted goop and put down sand and lime to soak up whatever remains.
Yellowstone road melting apparently does not pose a threat to the number of visitors coming into the park. According to Hottle, he doubts the road closure would cause significant drop in visits as Yellowstone already had more than 415,000 visitors in the year alone, according to park statistics from May.
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