In a press release, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) announced the closure of the Whittier Tunnel due to high winds in the area. ADOT$PF said that North America’s longest combined vehicle-railroad tunnel will remain closed until the high winds subside. Hi winds of up to 75 miles per hour are forecast in […]
A multiple vehicle crash on the Parks Highway on Friday night closed the highway for seven hours, the trooper dispatch reported. At 10:33 pm on Friday night troopers responded to the scene of a multiple vehicle accident after receiving several reports. When troopers arrived on-scene, they conducted an investigation revealed that a northbound 1997 Peterbilt […]
The trooper dispatch reported on Tuesday that the Soldotna Communication Center received a report of a residential natural gas line leak had occurred near mile 136 of the Sterling Highway in Ninilchik. The report of the burst to gas line resulted in the evacuation of several businesses in the community as well as the local […]
(Palmer) – All but the first mile of the Cottonwood Creek trail in the Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge will remain closed to motorized vehicles through the fall season as the Alaska Department of Fish and Game works to protect wetlands. The closure will affect waterfowl hunters and other recreationists who use ATVs to […]