(Anchorage, Alaska)–Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Division Administrator Sandra Garcia-Aline signed the Record of Decision (ROD) today for the Sterling Highway Milepost 45-60 project, commonly known as the “Cooper Landing Bypass Project.” The ROD formally selects the Juneau Creek Alternative as the preferred alternative for the project. The Juneau Creek Alternative provides the best balance between […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) –The Denali Highway is now open from Cantwell on the Parks Highway to Paxson on the Richardson Highway. The opening of the Denali Highway, originally scheduled for May 15, was delayed due to above-average snowpack and several late spring storms that significantly slowed plowing efforts. Beginning in mid-April, maintenance and operations crews with […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The summer opening of the Denali Highway has been delayed until June 1, 2018. The 135-mile road runs between Cantwell on the Parks Highway, to Paxson on the Richardson Highway and was scheduled to open on May 15. Beginning in mid-April, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) maintenance and operations […]
Alaska State Troopers report that as multiple calls begin coming in reporting a REDDI (Report Every Dangerous Driver Immediately) who appeared intoxicated on the Richardson Highway at approximately 5:30 PM on Sunday, patrol vehicles responded to the vicinity and made contact with the vehicle at milepost 360 of the highway. When troopers attempted to pull over the reported green […]