The first ridge caravan notice began with the gate manifest and the signal log from the ridge watch. Since then, the city has moved through a source check, a public hearing and a trial at the East Ridge gate above the cloud stair.
The current docket records 12 caravan loads checked before the cloud stair opens; the earlier file recorded 11. The count is more specific than the first summary, but still does not answer whether the ridge road can reopen to ordinary freight before the late snow has cleared the outer turn.
A key point in the timeline was the discovery of a white route marker visible from the last switchback below the gate. It narrowed the dispute from a general claim about the rule to a question about how the rule behaves at the site.
The watch sees a passable surface from the wall; carriers report that the shaded turn remains slick under a loaded cart. The current record does not settle that disagreement. The parties now share more of the record than they did at the start, though they assign it different weight.
A second set of hands has checked the count and recorded where the methods differ. The entry belongs to the late-season check file at the East Ridge gate above the cloud stair. The road crew will post separate clearance times for foot traffic and freight. The next review will show whether the change lasts beyond this docket or returns as another temporary exception.
