they are scheduled to start work on it in July of '13. Have the funding in place....it's a crock though, when they had the fire up on Bald mtn. this summer, they opened it for the fire trucks, then re-closed it after the fire....if it's safe enough to drive a fire truck up (which it is, the washout is very minor) then it should be safe enough to drive a pickup up it...they (Irene) just wanted an excuse to close it because she is anti-motorized use.