Two of Alaska’s most scenic and remote roadways are once again open to the public following weeks of spring maintenance work by state transportation crews, officials announced this week.
The familiar sounds of construction season have returned to Alaska, with work already underway at the northbound Peters Creek bridge on the Glenn Highway.
The Anchorage Police Department is reporting 20 accidents, two accidents with injuries and 54 vehicles in distress on the Glenn Highway as of 12:45 p.m. Tuesday.
A proposed highway safety project could reduce fatal crashes on the Seward Highway by nearly 70%, but local climbers say the plan threatens access to some of Alaska’s most accessible climbing routes.
All southbound lanes of the Parks Highway in Wasilla were closed Wednesday afternoon after multiple vehicles were reported in the ditch, authorities said.
City officials say more than 40 cars were involved in accidents and crashes in Anchorage since 10 a.m. Thursday amid the region’s first major snowfall of the season.
At least two crashes involving multiple vehicles on the Glenn Highway closed north and southbound lanes of the roadway Thursday afternoon for several hours.
The Matanuska River flooded over the weekend, causing damage to properties, power lines and the bike path in the area of Maud Road, according to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
It was expected to be a major headache for commuters from the Mat-Su, but so far, a major bridge reconstruction project on the Glenn Highway has gone more smoothly than anticipated.
Motorists who commute between Anchorage and the Mat-Su should plan on budgeting extra time to reach their destination starting in April as the state begins rehabilitation work on two Knik River bridges just south of the Glenn/Parks Highway interchange.
Last call at the pass! Hatcher Pass that is, and Wasilla-Fishhook road will be closing on Thursday for the season. Gates will shut down the road from milepost 17.5 to milepost 32 for the winter.
Major construction in the Mat-Su Borough is beginning to wind down, as the DOT begins bedding down projects for the winter months. Depending on the weather, most projects should wrap up for the season around late October.
Starting on Monday, Alaskans north of the 60th parallel may drive with studded tires, with the exception of Anchorage residents who must wait until October.
The section of the South Klondike Hwy. closed after a rock slide will be open for a portion of the day on Friday, July 26, according to Yukon Highways and Public Works.
After starting construction in 2022 aimed to alleviate traffic and reduce collision rates, a major project on Wasilla's Knik-Goose Bay Road still has a ways to go.
Flooding that damaged portions of the Richardson Highway has temporarily closed the road while crews from the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities work to replace culverts.
It's a busy year along the Seward Highway for the Department of Transportation (DOT) which is in the middle of its summer construction season, but officials say all projects are right on track.
The off-ramp to Palmer at the Glenn and Parks Interchange will close for a week beginning next Tuesday for repairs to damaged sustained during the November 30 earthquake.
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