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The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly last week authorized the state to proceed with replacing the bridges on the Richardson Highway that cross over the Chena Spillway. But they added a recommendation that the new design include a better plan for pedestrians and bicyclists. -
Courtesy of Mike EmersTuesday’s crash in the Cripple Creek area southeast of Fairbanks shook the neighborhood with several explosions. Witnesses report their windows rattling and the ground trembling. For the family closest to the crash site, it was traumatizing.
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The state Department of Transportation has almost completed repairs on a stretch of the Dalton Highway near Deadhorse that was partially washed-out last week by the Sag River. -
Kinross Alaska plans to start trial runs later this summer of ore-hauling trucks from its Manh Choh gold mine south of Tok to its mill north of Fairbanks to prepare for a full-scale hauling operations next summer. But a group opposed to the trucking plan says the company should wait until the state builds passing lanes and makes other safety improvements along the highway haul route. -
The Sag River has again washed-out a stretch of the Dalton Highway, this time near Deadhorse. The state Transportation Department closed the highway Tuesday night and reopened it on Wednesday to one lane of traffic only. -
NewsThe College Rotary Club is asking for donations of new and gently-used bicycles to give to the children of Ukrainian families who’ve relocated to Delta Junction. -
‘A little bit of delay’ likely in construction zones around Denali National Park; bridge work scheduled for Elliott, Richardson highways -
A new 81-million dollar intersection to improve traffic flow and safety is being designed for the Steese and Johansen Expressways. -
A summer of road construction is planned by the state’s Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, but officials say Interior drivers won’t be as inconvenienced as last year. Projects are listed here: https://dot.alaska.gov/nreg/projects/ -
Work will be winding down for the winter soon on the big intersection project at the Airport Way and the Richardson and Steese Highways. State Department of Transportation officials say the intersection will operate a lot like it did before the project began this summer. -
State transportation planners are studying a stretch of the Richardson Highway south of Black Rapids to prioritize projects like replacing bridges washed-out by flooding earlier this summer. It’s one of the most scenic drives in Alaska, but its road, bridges and other structures are old and battered and in need of repair or replacement.
