(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) — Due to inclement weather and overflow, the Dalton Highway is closed to through traffic from Mile 393 to Deadhorse. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) staff and equipment are working extended hours to open the road, and additional resources are on the way. For the past three weeks, ADOT&PF crews […]
Juneau – Representative Les Gara (D-Anchorage) intends to file legislation this week to stop a large oil company subsidy that increases the budget deficit. The bill has been filed with the House Clerk and will be officially introduced on Wednesday. “Alaskans pay roughly $14 million a year for oil companies to use the Dalton Highway,” […]
The scene of Sunday’s roll-over of a fuel tanker on the Dalton Highway, north of Wiseman, became a fire scene on Monday morning according to trooper dispatch. According to troopers, the semi caught fire during recovery efforts to clean up the large fuel spill that occurred there Sunday. The original accident occurred at mile 188.8 […]