This has certainly been rumored and discussed for years, but looks like they're making it official with this filing (actually announced on January 9). Plans say they'd like to do a fixed grip rather than high-speed quad, and also do some reconstruction at the top to allow for better traffic and less congestion there, which has been sorely needed for years.

http://www.fs.usda.gov/wps/portal/fs...?project=43454



Apologies if this was posted already, looks pretty quiet around here...