Extreme drought is causing damage to the Natchez Trace Parkway, warn National Park Service officials.

They cautioned drivers Monday about severe cracking and movement of the road surface along the Mississippi portion of the parkway.

This damage is especially dangerous for those on motorcycles.

Officials say the movement is due to shrinkage of the underlying soils, and the issue will worsen as the drought continues.

The problem is not as prevalent on the Alabama or Tennessee sections of the parkway.

Drivers are urged to exercise caution.

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Caution drivers: Drought damages Parkway

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
October 31, 2016

<h1>Caution drivers: Drought damages Parkway</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />October 31, 2016</p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Extreme drought is causing damage to the Natchez Trace Parkway, warn National Park Service officials. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">They&nbsp;</span><span class="s1">cautioned drivers Monday about severe cracking and movement of the road surface along the Mississippi portion of the parkway. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">This damage is especially dangerous for&nbsp;</span><span class="s1">those on motorcycles. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Officials say the movement is due to shrinkage of the underlying soils, and the issue will worsen as the drought continues.</span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">The problem is not as prevalent on the Alabama or Tennessee sections of the parkway. </span></p> <p class="p1"><span class="s1">Drivers are urged to exercise caution.</span></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2016/10/31/caution-drivers-drought-damages-parkway/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org&quot;&gt;Mississippi Today&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.&lt;img src=&quot;https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/06074517/MT_icon-logo-favicon-1-200x200.png&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mississippitoday.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=30290&amp;amp;ga4=G-VSX4B701MS&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mississippitoday.org/2016/10/31/caution-drivers-drought-damages-parkway/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mississippitoday.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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