An alert system to warn drivers they are near a school bus is being tested in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. The state Department of Transportation is piloting a smart-phone app, that uses the busses’ GPS location system.

Good news for motorists traveling over the Richardson Highway: you won’t have to worry about long road-construction delays for the next six months or so, because contractors have wrapped-up this season’s work along the highway between Delta Junction and Fairbanks.