Winter Driving Conditions Warrant Extended Studded Tire Use (Anchorage, AK) – On Monday the Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner, James Cockrell, issued an emergency order extending the statutory deadline to remove studded tires from vehicles operating on Alaska roadways for areas north of the 60° North Latitude line. Due to extended winter weather conditions […]
Spring-time conditions are here on Alaska’s roads (Anchorage, AK) – The deadline to change out studded vehicle tires to drive on Alaska’s roads is approaching fast. Alaskans living below the 60 North Latitude line, including Southeast, the Alaska Peninsula, and Kodiak, must change out studded tires to drive on Alaska roadways by April 15. Alaskans […]
To ease the financial burden of Alaskans and to assist with preventing the spread of COVID-19, Governor Dunleavy suspended AS 28.35.155(a), the statute referencing the studded tire usage, until May 11. Though there is an inherent risk in conducting non-urgent business and transactions, auto-repair facilities are considered essential businesses and are permitted to remain […]
ANCHORAGE – Alaskans across the state must have their studded snow tires removed by May 1 in accordance with State law. Beginning Tuesday, law enforcement agencies can issue citations to drivers not in compliance. Studded snow tires increase wear and tear on Alaska’s paved roads, and are not needed outside of the winter months. “As […]