Two-and-a-half months of construction and intermittent closures on Swan Mountain Road have come to an end, the Summit County government announced Oct. 3.

County manager Dave Rossi said at a Sept. 30 county commissioner work session that the county made good progress on Swan Mountain Road reconstruction this summer.

“The weather has not always been friendly to us,” Rossi said.

Construction started July 14, and the county instituted partial and full closures of the road between Summit Cove and Sapphire Point over the next 12 weeks. The north half of the road is now complete.

In a Facebook post Oct. 3, the county stated crews may still be active doing “final cleanup” on the road, but there will be no more closures until next year, when construction will start on the other half of the road.

The timing of construction on Swan Mountain, considered to be one of the county’s most important roads though it was rated as in poor condition, was uncertain as Summit County prepared the 2025 budget. Commissioners included $6.5 million for Swan Mountain in case the county did not receive a federal grant.

The county expected to hear whether or not it would receive a federal Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant, which was expected to contribute up to $20 million to the project, at the end of June.

The federal government paused the grant announcements indefinitely, according to communications director Adrienne Saia Isaac, and the county decided to go ahead with the project without the grant.

Residents could text SWANMTN to 888777 for alerts from the county about Swan Mountain Road closures and construction, and those subscribed will not receive any updates until construction resumes again next year. Updates and more information are also available at SummitCountyCo.gov/swan.