Steese Highway

Steese / Johansen intersection costs increase

Robyne

The large intersection of the Steese Highway with the Johansen Expressway is scheduled to begin remodeling in 2025, and may take three seasons. Road engineers are working on a new cost estimate for the construction.

One of the red-and-white striped gates at the roundabout on Chena Hot Springs Road under the Steese Highway bridge is part of the by-pass option for heavy trucks to continue on the Steese Highway without using the bridge.

Mining

TAC continues review of bridges on Manh Choh ore-hauling route

Robyne

The citizen committee set up to analyze the highway corridor between the Mahn Choh gold mine in Tetlin and the Fort Knox mill talked about highway bridges again Thursday, Oct. 12.

A new 'Diverging Diamond' Interchange with temporary Farmers Loop Connection is being designed for the Steese and Johansen Expressways.

Transportation

Steese-Jo intersection construction starts next year

Robyne

A new 81-million dollar intersection to improve traffic flow and safety is being designed for the Steese and Johansen Expressways.

Local News

Agency to Outline Plan to Reconstruct Major East Side Intersection in Tuesday Meeting

Tim Ellis

The state Department of Transportation will host an online public meeting Tuesday to present its plans for a $15 million project to reconfigure a busy…

Local News

Roundabouts Raise Concerns

Dan Bross

Two roundabouts built last summer at the intersection of the Steese Highway and Chena Hot Springs Road in Fairbanks are drawing criticism from some…

Local News

Dredge Burns

Dan Bross

Fairbanks is mourning the loss of a piece of mining history. Gold Dredge #3, off the Steese Highway in Chatanika, burned Saturday. KUAC’s Dan Bross…