On Tuesday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, in a news release, added Monashka Creek, on the outskirts of Kodiak, to the list of streams currently closed to retention of Chinook (King) Salmon by subsistence fishermen by Emergency Order. The portion of the Monashka/Mill Bay section of the Northeast Kodiak District from Spruce Cape […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — The Dalton Highway has reopened to traffic after an 18-day closure caused by massive spring breakup flooding. Traffic began moving on the road at 8 a.m. this morning. The highway is open to two-way traffic, but drivers will encounter a section with flaggers and pilot car at Mile 412-414. The road remains […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — At 12 a.m. Monday morning, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) closed the Dalton Highway at MP 394-403 due to extreme flooding of the road. Water up to 2 feet deep has been reported over the road, and with warm temperatures forecast through this week, the water level is expected […]
Governor Bill Walker declared a state disaster in response to flooding that has made the Dalton Highway impassable. The state will fund eligible emergency response cost, and eligible repair work, for the water overrun along the Dalton Highway. Beginning March 13, the Sagavanirktok (Sag) River overflowed the Dalton Highway between Mile 390 and Mile 405 […]