Road Conditions Alaska and Yukon
I'm heading South from having driven up through BC, Yukon and Alaska and now am between Whitehorse and Teslin heading South. Here is an update on some road conditions. First: Alaska. The Richardson fr...
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Joe, Yukon's population is about 38,000 total, with about 27,000 of those living in the Whitehorse area.
Yukon's Premier recently visited Washington to press the US Government to reinstate its funding for the highway maintenance. No luck yet. It has been a few years since the US contributed to the maintenance and upgrades.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yukon-premier-sandy-silver-washington
Climate change is affecting the highway more and more. Some sections of the highway in our area need to be upgraded every 2-3 years to deal with the frost heaves, potholes and cracks that open in the surface. The section between Destruction Bay and Beaver Creek is even worse due to ground conditions - lots of wetlands in that area. Beaver Creek is my hometown - I remember walking in the forest and sinking up to my thighs in the moss.
In the good old days, 50 years ago, when the highway was gravel it could be graded every few months and smoothed out. Now, even my little Honda Fit will go for a flight now and then, and it isn't uncommon to see RVers with damaged hitches and axles.
Read more about the Shakwak Project on this pdf: http://www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/pdf/shakwakprojectbrochure09.pdf
Yukon's Premier recently visited Washington to press the US Government to reinstate its funding for the highway maintenance. No luck yet. It has been a few years since the US contributed to the maintenance and upgrades.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/yukon-premier-sandy-silver-washington
Climate change is affecting the highway more and more. Some sections of the highway in our area need to be upgraded every 2-3 years to deal with the frost heaves, potholes and cracks that open in the surface. The section between Destruction Bay and Beaver Creek is even worse due to ground conditions - lots of wetlands in that area. Beaver Creek is my hometown - I remember walking in the forest and sinking up to my thighs in the moss.
In the good old days, 50 years ago, when the highway was gravel it could be graded every few months and smoothed out. Now, even my little Honda Fit will go for a flight now and then, and it isn't uncommon to see RVers with damaged hitches and axles.
Read more about the Shakwak Project on this pdf: http://www.hpw.gov.yk.ca/pdf/shakwakprojectbrochure09.pdf
