I was on the southernmost 10 mi of the BRP on Aug 21st and it had recently been chip-sealed. Road had not been striped at that time and there was not a huge amount of loose stone, but enough for concern.
I'm not sure how far north the new paving goes, we turned around at Balsam Mountain picnic area.
Have a safe trip.
Been there done that before but its been quite a few years. Probably 7 years since I had the old TL down there. Need to relearn a few things. I have noticed I'm running about the same pace I do on the connie but now it's effortless to do it instead of having to force the heavy pig into the corners.