CREWS AT MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK ARE UPGRADING THE WALKING SURFACE IN “RAFINESQUE HALL”……AS PART OF A CAVE TRAIL REHABILITATION PROJECT…..WHILE
CAVE TOURS ARE CONTINUING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION……WITH SOME ROUTES ADJUSTED TO ADVOID THE WORK AREA…..
THE PROJECT WILL EXTEND THE TRAIL INTO AN AREA KNOWN AS “BUNKER HILL”…..AND THAT EXTENSION WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR DISCOVERY AND MAMMOTH
PASSAGE TOURS…..CREWS ARE ALSO ADDING LINT RAILS TO KEEP DUST, DIRT AND HAIR FROM COLLECTING ON CAVE WALLS…..
MAMMOTH CAVE OFFICIALS EMPHASIZE SEVERAL TOURS TRAVEL THROUGH DIFFERENT PASSAGES UNAFFECTED BY THE PROJECT…..WHILE SOME TOUR ROUTES HAVE BEEN
CHANGED TO ADVOID CONSTRUCTION……