How to access Black Velvet during renovation of the Late Night parking lot

I talked to LV Paving this afternoon. They look to begin construction on this project starting next week with a two week construction time. If all goes according to plan(weather dependent) they will complete the work by the 19th/20th of September.

Good new everybody. The work to connect the parking lot to the Hwy should be starting today. The contractor is expecting to be done by 19th.

Pardon me for being clueless, but maybe someone can help with a very basic question:

Once the construction is completed, will it be practicable to access Black Velvet with a non-4x4? I was out there once before in 2003 or so, but don't really remember the roads since I was a passenger (and was in a 4x4 that time, in any case).

Thanks in advance!

Thanks!!

And now for the next question:

Is there word on whether the work got done on schedule on the 19th?

Any report greatly appreciated!

screw this bypass on the way out missed the 3inch wide signs, ran over a bush ,scratched my truck jumped off into the wash went in circles in the desert for an hour...sucks.rex

Bummer. I take it that means the construction is not yet complete? Any revised date forecast? (I fly in on 9/27, and am really hoping it'll be done by then...)

Keep going past this, and past mile marker 16 for about 3/4 of a mile and take a dirt road on your right that is marked with plastic brown stakes that have direction arrows to Black Velvet and back to the highway. It is about a 4 mile journey on a pretty rocky and windy desert road, but I have a low clearance vehicle that made it no problem. Just follow the signs and believe. It will shorten the walk immensely.

I am glad to announce that finally after months of the road to Black Velvet being closed, it is now open again.
Have fun out there everybody and climb safe.

I've got pant full of bone right now!