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America's Most Dangerous Highway, Part 2
Channel 2 NewsIt’s a job that’s anything but easy: driving up and down Alaska’s infamous Dalton Highway, with truckers facing dangerous road conditions and hours of isolation every time they get behind the wheel. A normal work week for drivers...Tags: Entertainment, Highway Transportation, Transportation, Music, Travel
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America's Most Dangerous Highway, Part 1
Channel 2 NewsThe Dalton Highway is widely considered to be the most dangerous road in North America, claiming lives almost every year. Built in 1974 to serve as the supply route between Alaska’s Interior and oil operations on the Arctic Ocean’s coast,...Tags: Transportation, Travel
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Troopers: Woman Arrested for Endangering Life of a Minor, Driving Recklessly While On Drugs
Alaska State Troopers responded to a REDDI (Report Every Drunk Driver Immediately) report on a black BMW sedan around the Church Road area of the Parks Highway Thursday morning, according to AST dispatch reports. At approximately 9:25 a.m. troopers...
Tags: Transportation, BMW, Travel
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Road Construction Winds Down for the Season
Channel 2 NewsNavigating construction cones and barriers is almost a way of life for Anchorage drivers. Two of the biggest construction projects are on the Seward Highway and at the intersection of Spenard and Jewel Lake Road, spanning to 63rd Avenue. "They've...Tags: Highway Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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Renewed Call For Alternate Glenn Highway Route
Friday's shut down of the Glenn Highway has some state officials worried about the economic havoc it caused on the region. State troopers closed the roadway between Eklutna and Anchorage for 8 hours after shooting a car chase suspect. Drivers were...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Transportation, Travel
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Driver in Fatal Easter Hit-And-Run Pleads Not Guilty
KTUU.comThe driver in a fatal hit-and-run collision was allegedly texting while driving when she struck and killed a 28-year-old man on a Midtown overpass Easter Sunday, according to court documents. Ashley Bashore, 19, pled not guilty in court Thursday. Bashore...Tags: Highway Transportation, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation, Prosecution, Transportation Accidents
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Seward Highway Closure Extended Until Wednesday
Channel 2 NewsA winter snow storm along with two morning avalanches created extremely dangerous driving conditions and closed the Seward Highway between Bird and Girdwood Tuesday. DOT said the Bird-Girdwood stretch of the road would remain off-limits until at least...Tags: Snow Storms, Weather Reports, Highway Transportation, Transportation, Weather
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AK DOT Crews to Work More on Avalanche Hazard Reduction
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Department of Transportation said crews will be using more artillery Friday to reduce avalanche hazards along the Seward Highway. This comes after sections of the Sterling and Seward highways were closed for hours because of an avalanche early...Tags: Snow Storms, Forestry and Timber, Highway Transportation, Transportation, Avalanches and Landslides
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Crash on Seward Highway Kills One, Injures Three
A fatal crash on the Seward Highway killed one person and left three people injured, according to Alaska State Troopers.
Trooper spokeswoman Megan Peters said the crash happened at about 4:20 Saturday evening at Mile 84. The highway closed for hours,...Tags: Transportation, Travel, Injuries and Wounds, Health
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Glenn Highway Collision Injures 2, Backs Up Fair Traffic
Channel 2 NewsA head-on collision on the Glenn Highway Saturday night injured two people and backed up traffic from the Alaska State Fair for hours, according to state troopers. Emergency services responded at about 7 p.m. to the crash, near the Fox Run RV park at...Tags: Drunk Driving, Transportation, Injuries and Wounds, Health, Travel
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Anchorage Drivers Complain About Problem Intersections
KTUU.comFor visitors driving through town, Anchorage may be the City of Lights -- but when Channel 2 asked for your Facebook comments on dangerous intersections, many local drivers said it’s the ones without traffic signals which leave them glowing with...Tags: Mass Media, Social Media, Arts and Culture, Transportation, Google Inc.
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Flowing tongues of rock, ice and dirt
A few years ago, Ronald Daanen was driving north of Coldfoot on the Dalton Highway, looking for drunken trees.
He pulled over when he saw some tipsy spruce on a hillside.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist thought the tilted trees would be a...Tags: Landforms, Fairbanks, Transportation, Google Inc., Travel
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