{"id":40822,"date":"2025-09-11T16:00:38","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/lake-lure-to-reopen-by-summer-2026-after-devastating-hurricane-restoration-nears-completion\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T16:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:00:38","slug":"lake-lure-to-reopen-by-summer-2026-after-devastating-hurricane-restoration-nears-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/lake-lure-to-reopen-by-summer-2026-after-devastating-hurricane-restoration-nears-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Lake Lure to Reopen by Summer 2026 After Devastating Hurricane | Restoration Nears Completion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9zrG0Ol5Hk?cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>After nearly a year of nonstop work, Lake Lure is on track to reopen by May 2026, bringing hope to local businesses and residents after the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.<\/p>\n<p>The lake, once filled with sediment and overgrowth, is undergoing massive restoration thanks to efforts by FEMA and the Army Corps of Engineers, who have been working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week to bring the lake back to life.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udea7 Key Dates:<br \/>\nOctober 31, 2025 \u2013 Lake basin restoration complete<br \/>\nMarch 1, 2026 \u2013 Lake level high enough for rowing teams<br \/>\nMay 1, 2026 \u2013 Full public reopening<\/p>\n<p>Local restaurant owner Paul Brock says the lack of boat traffic has hurt business, but with tourism set to return, the town is looking forward to brighter days. The town is also planning to restore its marina with new boat slips and ramps.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly a year of nonstop work, Lake Lure is on track to reopen by May 2026, bringing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40823,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upstate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40823"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}