AOBRD to ELD not as easy as it seems By December 16, 2019, carriers that are using grandfathered automatic onboard recording devices (AOBRDs) will need to switch to electronic logging devices (ELDs). While these devices (and the associated back-office systems) are similar, there are differences that need to be considered when making the switch. Read […]
Parks Paving Update 7-24-2019
Milling and paving will begin in the area between Sheep Creek Rd., Geist Road on-ramp and Chena Pump off-ramp. A new traffic pattern will be in place beginning 9am, Friday, 26th. The Chena Pump Exit Ramp will be closed during the hours of 7pm – 7am as needed (possibly 3 nights). A detour will direct […]
Glenn Highway Eagle River Bridge Construction Update
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has updates on the Glenn Highway Eagle River Bridge construction project. Eagle View Drive/NEW South Bound Frontage Road Glenn Highway users will continue to notice a fair amount of construction to the west of the highway. This work is reconstructing Eagle View Drive to become a new […]
Road Closure: Terminal Road
ML&P will be closing Terminal Road near the intersection of Anchorage Port Rd. on the Port of Alaska to finish their installing of a high voltage power line. The closure will take place: Friday July 26th at 730am, and must be pulled no later than Saturday July 27th at 600pm.
Parks Highway Paving
HC Contractors will begin paving South Bound to Parks Highway on the Mitchell Expressway July 2nd, 2019. View Notice to Public PDF
JUNE 15 CONFIRMED: Chatanika River Bridge 96-hour reduced restrictions start
DATES CONFIRMED: Chatanika River Bridge 96-hour reduced restrictions will start at 7AM on SATURDAY, JUNE 15 and end at 7AM on WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19. Please coordinate your oversize load permits with the MS/CVE office. As a reminder, you will need to include the dates you will be hauling oversize loads when coordinating with MS/CVE. After […]
Chatanika River Bridge Construction Update: 96-hour reduced restrictions
Chatanika River Bridge Highway construction at MP 11 on the Elliott Highway is nearing the end of phase 1. After phase 1 is complete, a 96-hour window in which the maximum width on the bridge will be increased to 20’6” for 96 hours. The lane width will be restricted back to 13’3” between rails, which […]
National Truck Driving Championships
Follow this link to information about individual state trucking association competitions leading up to the National Truck Driving Championships in August.
Mitchell Expressway Resurfacing Project
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, in partnership with HC Contractors, will be resurfacing the Mitchell Expressway and completing bridge work between Geist Road and the Richardson Highway.
Concrete Haulers at JBER
Click here to view diagram. This is a diagram of the entrance pattern for concrete haulers/redi-mix transit trucks. As we all know, the redi mix needs to be delivered within about 90 minutes from the time of loading. Inspection delays may cause the redi-mix to “time out”. For that reason, these trucks get preference. Pls […]
