UPDATE 9:00 a.m. 05/12: Flaggers and single lane closures are in place on the Sterling Highway at mile post 57 located one mile east of Skilak Lake Road as crews remove debris off the highway. The Sterling Highway at milepost 57 has reopened to single lane traffic with pilot car operations. Fuller Creek, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation, jumped its banks and crews are working on rechanneling the flow. The creek that let loose sent a huge amount of water and debris flowing downhill to a culvert where it goes under the highway. The water is being rerouted back home. Expect traffic delays through the morning commute.
UPDATE 7:13 a.m. 05/12: KSRM has learned that the Sterling Highway at milepost 57 has reopened to single lane traffic with pilot car operations. Expect traffic delays through the morning commute.
It is still unknown what the cause of the water is on the roadway.
ORIGINAL: Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities has CLOSED the Sterling Highway at mile 57 located a mile east of Skilak Lake Road. Crews arrived on the scene earlier this morning to discover water and debris on the Sterling Highway. It is not known yet when the highway will be reopened.
It was initially reported at 2:41 a.m. that there was a 500-yard stretch of water 1-2 inches deep on that portion of the Sterling Highway.
It is not known what the cause of the water is on the roadway.