Kenai
Kenai, AK · Traffic & Transit
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Anchorage Continues to Face Sidewalk Plowing Delays Despite New Snow Equipment
Anchorage is still experiencing sidewalk plowing delays this winter despite the addition of new snow-removal equipment, as city crews struggle to clear pedestrian routes following repeated snowfall across Alaska’s largest city. The Municipality of Anchorage recently added new snow-removal equipment to improve winter maintenance operations. However, clearing sidewalks across...
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Major traffic jam on Glenn Highway as snow falls
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - New snowfall in the Anchorage area resulted in a long traffic backup Friday afternoon on the Glenn Highway. Traffic was at a near standstill on the highway to almost Merrill Field, with numerous cars reportedly in the ditch. Dozens of vehicles were reported in incident by...
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Some families express frustration as Mat-Su bus driver strike continues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - As a school bus driver strike entered its second day in the Mat-Su Valley, some families expressed frustration at the lack of transportation and the struggle to get their children to school. Elizabeth Fitzgibbon said she doesn’t have a choice. She doesn’t drive, her husband works...
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Wasilla school bus workers begin strike at Durham School Services
Over 200 school bus drivers and support staff at Durham School Services in Wasilla began a work stoppage on Monday. The employees, represented by Teamsters Local 959, say Durham has been unwilling to reach a fair agreement, engaging in stalling tactics and unfair labor practices, and failing to provide requested information in a timely manner.
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Municipality faces transportation strain; elders can now ride for free two days a week
Recent Anchorage Assembly discussions have highlighted senior transportation pressures, particularly around the municipally supported AnchorRIDES paratransit program, which provides door-to-door transportation for seniors and people with disabilities who are unable to use fixed-route bus service. A lifeline for older adults. Riders rely on AnchorRIDES for medical appointments, grocery shopping, senior...
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School bus workers strike in Mat-Su as contract negotiations stall
WASILLA, Alaska (KTUU) - School buses in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley will not be running starting Monday “through the foreseeable future,” according to Teamsters Local 959. It said an “unfair labor practice” strike starts Monday, March 2 as school bus workers picket, which comes after it says negotiations with...
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Mat-Su school district warns parents to not expect buses next week due to union strike
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Families in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District are being warned that there may not be any bus services next week. Students in the district’s regions 1–5 should plan for no bus service beginning on Monday, March 2, according to the school district. Those include...
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Mat-Su school bus workers to strike Monday
PALMER – Mat-Su school bus workers will go on strike starting early next week, four days before students head out for spring break, officials with the union representing the workers announced Tuesday. The walkout pauses daily school transportation for the district’s more than 18,000 students until workers reach a...
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‘It’s cockamamie’: Lawmakers doubt effectiveness of DOT’s pedestrian safety plan for Anchorage
JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - Leaders from the Department of Transportation struggled to answer how they plan to curb the rising number of pedestrian deaths during Thursday’s senate Transportation hearing. One lawmaker, who said she herself had been struck by a vehicle, said the answers they gave wouldn’t prevent deaths.
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Safer Seward Highway Project would severely harm the Turnagain Arm Trail
The state’s proposal for a highway safety project southeast of Anchorage threatens one of the region’s premier and irreplaceable trails. For those unfamiliar with the project, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities wants to build a 20-mile-long, four-lane highway from Rabbit Creek to Bird Flats, to purportedly make the highway safer. What especially […]
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‘Extremely dangerous’ conditions on Glenn Highway due to snowfall, APD says
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Relentless snowfall is contributing to dangerous road conditions Tuesday in Anchorage and other areas of Southcentral Alaska, authorities say. The latest numbers around Anchorage as of 8:30 p.m. Tuesday included 53 crashes, 11 with injuries, and 124 vehicles in distress, according to an Anchorage police spokesperson.
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Deadly Anchorage roads will get federal safety funding after DOT reverses decision
Anchorage road safety projects are set to receive more than $30 million, after the state reversed course on a widely-criticized funding decision. Susanne Fleek-Green is chief of staff to the Anchorage mayor. She said the money provides a huge opportunity to improve safety in the city. Anchorage has recorded a record number of pedestrian deaths in recent years.
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Anchorage road conditions improve some, APD continues to report crashes
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Reporter Charlie Fellows set out to check out Anchorage roads Saturday after a few days of dangerous conditions. He noticed they were less icy and slippery Saturday than the few days before. And he said conditions have improved from a chaotic Friday that saw standing water...
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Icy roads cause multiple crashes and school closures across Anchorage
Drivers in Anchorage faced treacherous conditions Friday as slick and icy roads made for a challenging morning commute. Anchorage Police say that since around 1 a.m., there were at least 15 accidents — including four with injuries — and 33 vehicles reported in distress. Several residents described just...