工作人员已经开始清除碎屑，稳定山​​坡并建造了一条通道，可以在田纳西州盖特林堡（Gatlinburg）和北卡罗来纳州切诺基（Cherokee）之间进行美国441号维修，并于1月15日降落了200英尺的道路。

据国家公园管理局官员称，诺克斯维尔的哈里森分部Apac-Atlantic于1月28日开始工作，预计将在“几周内”完成工作。估计成本为20万美元。

高速公路被称为新发现的缝隙路，每天通过大烟山国家公园（Great Smoky Mountains National Park）运载约6,000-7,000辆汽车。

The slide moved about 90,000 cu yds of trees, brush and dirt about 900 yds down the mountain and left a gash 40-50-ft deep, according to Dana Soehn, park spokeswoman.

幻灯片是由大雨引起的 - 三天内降雨超过九英寸，是由以前未被发现的地下春天引起的。

The road grade is 15% at the site and the mountain grade is 1:1, Soehn said.

The Federal Highway Administration brought in engineers, geothermal experts and surveyors to examine the site.

APAC-Atlantic crews will be able to mobilize equipment on the closed highway section in North Carolina and in parking pull-off areas in the area, Soehn said.

The FHWA has posted a pre-solicitation for qualified contractors for highway reconstruction phase, estimated to cost between $3 million and $7 million.

The contract is expected to be awarded by mid-February with work to be finished by mid-May to early June, park officials said.

Soehn说，重建将必须拆除150英尺或更多的高速公路。

两车道沥青高速公路建于1930年代，公园与公园建造。Soehn说，从原始道路下坡的幻灯片部分是1960年代重新汇合建筑的一部分。

The slide is above Beech Flats Prong, part of the headwaters of the Oconaluftee River, a popular trout stream.