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.