HEADS UP: Seward Highway to close for a few hours Friday

Starting Friday at 9 a.m., the Seward Highway at milepost 108 will be closed for a few hours as crews blast a large rock mass.

Construction will be blasting rock at MP108 on #SewardHighway, in order to bring down a large rock mass that has shifted away from the cliff. It weighs approx. 2-3 million lbs. Expect hwy closure starting 9am to noon Friday, 3/20.
Updates posted to https://t.co/4CjRwY6tvH & 511. pic.twitter.com/y8wp8hfZfW
— Alaska DOT&PF (@AlaskaDOTPF) March 19, 2020

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