Update at 4:35 p.m.: All lanes are reportedly clear.
Original Story: All lanes surrounding the Midtown Mall are now closed.
Expect the road closures to last for several hours. This includes the major roadways listed below along with the smaller connecting side streets. Access to surrounding business parking lots has also been blocked off to include Fred Meyer, Walgreens, Qdoba, Subway, and others in that immediate area.
Drivers in that area are asked to seek alternate routes. Northern Lights is shut down between Latouche and Denali. Benson is shut down between Latouche and Denali. New Seward Highway, in both directions, is shut down between 36th and Fireweed.
Alaska 511 reports that Anchorage Police have responded to the parking lot of the Midtown Mall, located at 2920 New Seward Highway, in reference to reports of a suspicious vehicle. No other information is known at this time.
Please avoid the area and follow officers’ instructions if you are in the vicinity.
