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Skyline Parkway, other seasonally closed portions of roads to reopen to vehicle traffic Thursday

By Kelli Latuska

Portions of Skyline Parkway, Maxwell Road, and Seven Bridges Road, which close to vehicle traffic for the winter season annually, reopen to motorized traffic Thursday, May 1.

The portions of roads reopening for motorized traffic include:

. Skyline Parkway from 0.4 miles east of Glenwood Street to Maxwell Road

. Seven Bridges Road from Lakeview Chalet to Maxwell Road

. Maxwell Road from Skyline Parkway to Oak Street

The West Skyline Parkway stretch from 0.3 miles south of 100th Avenue West to the city limits will remain closed to vehicle traffic due to a construction project in that area and will reopen at the project’s conclusion.

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