Traffic disruptions are expected this summer on several high-volume roads in Anchorage and Mat-Su
Traffic has increased in the area since the roundabouts were installed and design changes will help alleviate backups and delays, McCarthy said. “What we’ve learned over the years has really improved roundabouts,” she said.
“And this, of course, is a really heavily trafficked area, so I think doing some geometry changes and things like that should make it a better thoroughfare for people.” The major work for the project is expected to finish this summer, although more work will happen next year.Road construction along O'Malley Road on the Anchorage Hillside on Monday, May 23, 2022. Sidewalks will be added to the busy South Anchorage roadway this summer. O’Malley Road, the east-west corridor connecting the Upper Hillside to major arteries like the Seward Highway, is in the middle of a major multi-year reconstruction project to improve safety and capacity at intersections, transportation officials say.Construction by QAP began last year onand is continuing this summer and into October. The project will widen the roadway and add pathways on both sides of the road. The project this year spans from Livingston Street to Hillside Drive and will include nightly road work and crews working adjacent to the street from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily. The speed limit is reduced in the area.: $22 million in mostly federal funds.Old Seward Highway between Dimond Boulevard and Dowling Road, seen on Monday, May 23, 2022. The Old Seward Highway is showing its age, officials say. Quality Asphalt’s crews will repave a worn section of the Old Seward from Dimond Boulevard to Dowling Road this summer and make sidewalks more accessible. The road, first built in 1951 and repaired many times since, is a nearly 8-mile former routing of the Seward Highway that starts in a Midtown neighborhood and ends near the Potter Section House.Work on the section that’s now a busy commercial artery began Monday and will continue during summertime weekdays, as well as on occasional weekends. The: $4.3 million from mostly federal fundsAirport Heights Drive connects residential neighborhoods with the Glenn Highway as well as Alaska Regional Hospital and other large facilities. Right now, the road is not very pedestrian-friendly. A multi-year project to improve sidewalks and pavement for the busy road is expected to finish by the end of June. Construction began last summer and resumed this summer between DeBarr Road and the Glenn Highway. Granite Construction crews are resurfacing the aging road surface, officials say.: $1.2 million, mostly federal fundingTraffic moves on Knik Goose Bay Road near South Settlers Bay Drive on December 30, 2019.
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