Roll Call Alaska 2019
Things seem to be a bit slow lately, so Let's get the ball rolling for next year. Scuttlebutt has it that several folks are looking northward for springtime road trips. I would like to say, if the ...
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PA12DRVR wrote:MORSNOW wrote:
I live right by the epicenter and the damaged bridges, they are all partially open already and work continues 24 hours a day. ADOT and their contractors were all top notch and on it right away. Traffic was horrible due to the roads being closed soon after the earthquake, but much better now. Of course permanent repairs will probably continue next summer when the ground thaws, but I would change travel plans for next summer.
Ditto the above....I think MORSNOW meant to say "...would not change travel plans..."
AK Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has done a great job, assisted by a break from usual December temps and has, at a minimum, got most of the damaged roads flowing again.
I drive by two of the major impacted areas in Los Anchorage every day (was even on the New Seward at the time of the quake) and although there is a (rapidly diminishing) impact to traffic due to repair works, it's amazing to me how much road repair has been accomplished in a few days and nights.
Road access to Alaska's largest city requires crossing bridges....they won't be ignored and left unrepaired.
While I agree with a lot of what has been said, it still begs the question for all of us wishing to travel North this summer, how much time are we willing to spend navigating through bridge and highway construction zones.
It all boils down to the individual's tolerance level.
