PENDLETON — The Morrow County Road Department has completed the chip seal resurfacing on 22 miles of the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway. The portion of the road that was chip sealed travels through both the Heppner and North Fork John Day Ranger Districts and was funded through the Great American Outdoors Act.

While the chip seal is complete, Morrow County Road Department will be back onsite in August to apply road striping to the newly resurfaced road. During that time, the public can expect periodic delays and traffic will be managed by flaggers and pilot cars. Signs will be posted at each end of the project and as need in work zones. Additional information regarding the timeline for this work will be posted on the Umatilla National Forest website and social media pages when available.

The Blue Mountain Scenic Byway is a popular 145-mile route that travels from near Arlington to Granite. Funding for the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway chip seal project is part of a $285 million investment on National Forests that is made possible by the recently created National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, established in 2020 by the Great American Outdoors Act. 

For more information, visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/umatilla.