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Rivnuts from Homestead, PA on 12/1/2020 2:33:43 PM:
From the Great Allegheny Passage website:

This morning, Somerset County announced that it will close the Big Savage Tunnel for the winter on Friday, December 4. It seals up both tunnel entrances each winter to protect the lining of the tunnel from damage related to annual freeze-thaw cycles during the coldest months of the year. The tunnel will re-open no later than Friday, April 2, 2021. There is no recommended detour since the tunnel is surrounded by private property and local roads are narrow.
 
Rivnuts from Homestead, PA on 3/19/2021 2:22:53 PM:
The GAP website has posted the message below regarding the scheduled date for reopening the Big Savage Tunnel for the 2021 season. Note the Paw Paw Tunnel will remain closed this year.

"The Big Savage Tunnel will open for the season on Friday, April 9, 2021, according to Somerset County officials. This is a week later than anticipated, since deep snow remains on the Great Allegheny Passage at both ends of the tunnel; temperatures have not yet warmed sufficiently like they have in Pittsburgh or in Washington, D.C., and the tunnel is not yet safely or easily accessible.

Crews from Somerset County and Somerset County Recreation and Trails Association close Big Savage Tunnel each winter to protect the tunnel from cold winds and repeated freeze-thaw cycles that threaten to damage and fell its lining."
 
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