The Quarry Exhibit Hall that houses the world famous ‘Wall of Bones’ is scheduled for temporary closure this fall for renovation but what work is needing done? The National Park Service announcement shares that the work around the Quarry Exhibit Hall is part of a larger project managed by the Federal Highways Administration that will reconstruct the monument road from the boundary, past the entrance station, and to the exhibit hall. Around the Quarry Exhibit Hall, extensive concrete and asphalt work, and accessibility improvements will be completed. A new sidewalk will be constructed that links the Fossil Discovery Trail with the Quarry Exhibit Hall. Excavation of up to ten feet deep will occur in the exhibit hall parking lot. Project managers looked at several alternatives to preserve access to the Quarry Exhibit Hall, but a full closure was deemed necessary to ensure public safety while completing the work. Staff identified the least disruptive window that allows temperatures suitable for the paving as September 8, 2025, to late October 2025. The Quarry Exhibit Hall was originally built in 1955 and remodeled in 2011.
