Weather, avalanche mitigation impacts roads across Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Weather conditions impacted roads all across the state Saturday.

According to Alaska 511, some of the areas most difficult to drive in are around Cantwell, in the Fairbanks area, and North into the Dalton and Elliott highways.

Roads in Anchorage were wet and full of puddles.

And part of Hatcher Pass Road was closed Saturday.

The Department of Transportation (DOT) said online that Hatcher Pass Road is now closed just north of the Skeetawk entrance. That’s around mile 10.8.

DOT said there was an avalanche Friday that crossed the road around mile 15. DOT plans to assess the road closure daily.

People could still get to Skeetawk Saturday, but the ski area posted online that it was closed because of the weather.

And Sunday, drivers along the Seward Highway can expect delays while DOT works on avalanche mitigation work in two sections.

One stretch will be from milepost 37 to milepost 38 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. That’s near the Seward Highway and Sterling Highway wye.

The other area is from milepost 95 to 100 from 9:00 a.m. to noon Sunday. That’s between Girdwood and Anchorage.

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