Heavy rain and high rivers are causing navigation issues in the Chena River and on the Dalton Highway, where overflow has caused a closure.
FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Heavy rains in Interior Alaska have caused overflow on the Dalton Highway , according to the Alaska Department of Transportation, forcing the agency to The water is overtopping the roadway from mileposts 142 to 144, as well as milepost 230, according to Angelica Stabs , a public information officer with the DOT .
The flooding has disrupted the flow of goods to and from the North Slope, she said. While this water isn’t washing out the highway, it has made driving unsafe to drive on as the water “can take some of the shoulder away,” Stabs explained. The disruption to traffic is expected to last about 12 hours, but conducting repairs will depend on the weather and the water in creeks and rivers receding.Jim Boswood returned from a trip to his cabin, which is only accessible by boat in the summer, on Tuesday. He returned to the boat launch at the Chena Lakes Flood Project near North Pole.“It’s so high now that it’s pulled all the logs and stuff off the side of the river,” he explained. “We had debris caught up in our jets, so it’s made navigation a little difficult.The added challenges made what should have been a 10-minute trip a nearly 45-minute slog, according to Boswood.He added that the high water levels in the Chena River have resulted in water under his cabin in the past, and he’s concerned it could happen again as rain continues. “If the river were down where it normally is, you’d see about 20 feet of boat launch,” he said, which has additionally made loading and unloading boats into the river a challenge as well.Potential $7,500 payout for AT&T customers affected by data breachesWeather alerts in effect for extreme weather across Alaska
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