(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) issued two citations to Kelly Inc, doing business as A-1 Lawn and Landscaping for “Unsafe Conditions Forbidden” and “Not Wearing Corrective Lenses” for the Jan. 3, 2019 bridge strike on the Seward Highway at the Tudor […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska)—During today’s repairs, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) bridge repair crews noted further damage to the girder that was struck by the dump truck in the Jan. 3 crash. The damaged beam has the potential to fall and must be removed to protect the safety of the highway users below. […]
The Sterling Highway was closed down for several hours after an explosion at mile 166 of the Sterling Highway near Diamond Ridge at approximately 10 pm on Thursday night. Alaska State troopers began receiving reports of an explosion and damage at 10:06 pm and responded to the scene. When they arrived, they found that a two-story house […]
Alaska villages facing coastal disasters may be able to use new erosion-monitoring tools as part of their decision-making arsenal, thanks to a pilot study led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Lead author Chris Maio, an assistant professor of coastal geography at the UAF College of Natural Science and Mathematics, reported the findings on Dec. […]