DNR announces weather-related road closures

All roads within the Jim Timmerman Natural Resources Area at Jocassee Gorges in northern Pickens County will be closed by the SC DNR tomorrow, in anticipation of significant snow accumulation this weekend.  This includes roads from the Laurel Valley entrance on US 178, Camp Adger Road at US 178 and roads at the Shooting Tree Range location on Cleo Chapman Highway in Eastatoe Valley, Musterground Road on the Oconee County side of the gorges.  Tom Swayngham, Jocassee Gorges manager, said, “Road closure will prevent road damage and help avoid public safety issues during a time of reduced response capability.”  The scenic property in both northern Oconee and Pickens along the North Carolina border surrounds Lake Jocassee.