Roll Call Alaska 2016
I have been planning this trip for 4+ years. It is now time to update my estimates and make my reservations. Estimate Wash/BC border about 5 May 2016, north on route 97/1/2 to Tok, south to Valdez...
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Well, you can all expect to once again drive the gravel sections between Haines Junction and the Alaska border in 2016. Paving of these sections was put on hold because the USA is no longer providing financial support via the Shakwak Agreement. This 1977 agreement provided funding for improvements to the Haines Road and the Alaska Highway from Haines Junction to the border. About 90% per cent of the traffic on this section are American travelers.
Read more in the Yukon News
http://yukon-news.com/news/no-new-money-for-shakwak-roadwork/
Read more in the Yukon News
http://yukon-news.com/news/no-new-money-for-shakwak-roadwork/
