Gakona
Gakona, AK · Traffic & Transit
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Mat-Su school bus driver strike ends, routes resume Tuesday
The school bus driver strike in the Mat-Su is officially over, with students set to return to their normal bus routes Tuesday. Patrick Fitzgerald is the political coordinator for Teamsters Local 959. “It was a lot. It was a lot for us. It was a lot for our membership, the...
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Blizzard Conditions Cause Crashes on Seward Highway Near Turnagain Pass
Blizzard conditions are creating hazardous driving along a stretch of the Seward Highway near Turnagain Pass. According to a highway alert issued late Friday morning, conditions between Mileposts 70 and 75 — the first miles of Turnagain Pass between Ingram Creek and the Turnagain Pass rest area — are extremely dangerous.
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Mat-Su school bus drivers strike officially ends
WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - The two-month long strike involving school bus drivers in the Matanuska Valley is finally over, according to the Teamsters Local 959 union. In a Facebook post Friday, the union said it had voted Thursday to ratify a contract offer negotiated between the union and Durham School Services, the contracted company that provides buses for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District.
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Tentative deal reached in Mat-Su school bus drivers strike
PALMER, Alaska (KTUU) - A tentative agreement has been made, meaning the bus strike in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District may be ending soon. Teamsters Local 959 and Durham School Services each released a press statement on Wednesday, announcing they have reached an agreement. The union says that the agreement addressed healthcare, medical screening, professional development, training, and overall safety for drivers and students.
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Anchorage Transportation Fair brings travel transparency
The 2026 Anchorage Transportation Fair took place at the Alaska Airlines Center on April 22. The free event brought several government agencies together to present transit-related projects to the public. “This event is put on so that we can be transparent with the individuals that we serve,” said Robespierre Howard,...
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Anchorage transportation fair showcases projects across the state
Alaskans got a look at transportation projects during the Anchorage Transportation Fair Wednesday at the Alaska Airlines Center. About 80 projects were highlighted across the region, covering road, rail, pedestrian, and air improvements in and around Anchorage. The event showcased what’s planned for neighborhoods across the state and what projects...
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‘We want everybody to go home safely’: Work Zone Awareness Week highlights deadly dangers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The familiar sounds of construction season have returned to Alaska, with work already underway at the northbound Peters Creek bridge on the Glenn Highway. The project marks the start of what officials say will be a busy summer construction season. It also coincides with National Work...
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Glenn Highway bridge to close for 45 days starting Saturday
A construction project set to begin this weekend will shut down a Glenn Highway bridge for more than a month, triggering slowdowns and some delays for thousands of drivers who travel daily between Mat-Su and Anchorage. The northbound span of the Peters Creek Bridge between miles 20 and 21 of...
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Peters Creek Bridge project enters next phase, traffic changes expected
Work is set to begin Saturday on the next phase of the Peters Creek Bridge project, with traffic changes expected for several weeks. During this phase, all traffic will shift to the southbound bridge for about 45 days while crews work on the northbound side. The work follows a previous phase completed last year.
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Studded Tire Deadline Arrives for Southcentral Alaska Drivers
As spring conditions begin to emerge across Alaska, drivers in Southcentral are facing the seasonal deadline to remove studded tires. Under state law, motorists south of 60 degrees north latitude — including Anchorage and much of the Kenai Peninsula — must remove studded tires by April 14. Drivers north of 60 degrees, such as in Interior Alaska, have until April 30.
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DOT implements traffic diversion on Seward Highway after rockfall
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Department of Transportation (DOT) has temporarily rerouted traffic on the Seward Highway as crews monitor for ice and rockfalls during spring break-up season. According to the DOT, a rockfall occurred Monday near milepost 113 on the Seward Highway, where a driver’s vehicle was smashed by...
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Pothole season: Alaska DOT has new portal to report potholes on state roads
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT), which maintains many of the central arteries of Anchorage, said it has filled hundreds of potholes this season. “This spring season is really when we do see a lot of the most stress on our roads because...
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Potholes return as breakup season hits Anchorage
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Alaskans know they show up during breakup every year, but that doesn’t make potholes any easier to deal with. “They blow tires, they cost money, they hurt the back,” said truck driver Simon Yorke. “Everything we don’t want.”. In Anchorage, city crews...
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Anchorage drivers warned as pothole season damages roads and cars
Pothole season has arrived in Anchorage, and drivers are being reminded to stay alert as road damage continues to spread across the city. On some streets, potholes are becoming unavoidable—and for some drivers, the damage is already adding up. “I avoid them like the plague. I’ll break laws to...
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Melting snow leads to potholes, puddles on Anchorage roads
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - If you drove through any part of Anchorage Friday, you likely encountered some moisture on the roads. Warming temperatures and increased sunlight over the last few days have contributed to accelerated thawing. The standing water is partially a byproduct of Anchorage’s snowiest January on record. The snow remained unmelted through a colder-than-average winter.
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Mat-Su bus worker strike continues after latest talks end without a deal
PALMER — Mat-Su school bus workers will remain on strike until at least next Friday after a pair of negotiation sessions over two days this week did not result in a settlement, union officials said. Bargaining committees representing Teamsters Local 959 and Durham School Services met virtually Wednesday and...