Newton County, in coordination with Buffalo National River, will be closing a section of Newton County Road 5, also known as Cave Mountain Road, starting Wednesday, January 22 for road improvements. The closure will be in place from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays. The road will be fully open to all traffic on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
The 2-mile closure will begin at the intersection of Highway 21 and Newton County Road 5, in Boxley Valley. This closure will impact one way to access the Whitaker Point/Hawksbill Crag Trailhead located on the U.S. Forest Service. The trailhead to Whitaker Point/Hawksbill Crag can also be accessed by gravel roads from Highway 16, west of Boxley Valley. This project will have multiple phases and is expected to last several months.
