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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My post was not a slam on DOT&PF nor a critique of the spending on road repairs.
I've driven on Alaska's roads since the early '70's and universally, they are much better today than they've been before. Historically, and that is based on memory only, but memory that goes back to '74 for the relevant section, the first part of "Alaska road" West of the border has been worse than many parts of roads elsewhere in the state....for whatever reason.
I recently drove from Los Anchorage to Squarebanks on the "old road" through Glennallen, Delta, etc. then back on the Parks. Interestingly enough, although it still takes longer to drive the "old road", that time increment is due (based on 1 trip of course) to the longer length and, strangely enough, traffic, not to road conditions. Sometime over the past X years, they've really improved the conditions of the Richardson where one can go as fast as they want for many parts of that road.
There are parts of the Glenn (a few and relatively short) that going 40 mph or less wouldn't be a bad idea and (per the above) the road around Destruction Bay requires appropriate speed....but unless one is working, those roads deserve slow speeds for the scenery anyway IMNSHO.
I've driven on Alaska's roads since the early '70's and universally, they are much better today than they've been before. Historically, and that is based on memory only, but memory that goes back to '74 for the relevant section, the first part of "Alaska road" West of the border has been worse than many parts of roads elsewhere in the state....for whatever reason.
I recently drove from Los Anchorage to Squarebanks on the "old road" through Glennallen, Delta, etc. then back on the Parks. Interestingly enough, although it still takes longer to drive the "old road", that time increment is due (based on 1 trip of course) to the longer length and, strangely enough, traffic, not to road conditions. Sometime over the past X years, they've really improved the conditions of the Richardson where one can go as fast as they want for many parts of that road.
There are parts of the Glenn (a few and relatively short) that going 40 mph or less wouldn't be a bad idea and (per the above) the road around Destruction Bay requires appropriate speed....but unless one is working, those roads deserve slow speeds for the scenery anyway IMNSHO.
