Landslide on Canadian side closes Klondike Highway at the border

A landslide on the Canadian side of the border closed the Klondike Highway at the U.S.-Canada crossing Tuesday evening. The closure cuts Skagway's road link to the Yukon during the peak summer travel season.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities posted the closure through its Alaska 511 system at 6:56 p.m.

Because the slide is on the Canadian side, clearing it and reopening the road are Yukon's decisions rather than Alaska's, and Alaska 511 cannot report conditions across the border. The Yukon government runs its own road report at 511yukon.ca, which is where a reopening time for the South Klondike Highway would appear.

The South Klondike Highway reopened to two-lane traffic in August 2024 after cleanup from a major slide, and severe winter conditions shut the route again in 2025.

On the Alaska side, Alaska 511 has listed ongoing work between mileposts 4.8 and 5.4 for rockfall stabilization. That work brings full closures each weeknight from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. and delays of up to 10 minutes from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. It could affect travelers once the border closure lifts.

Drivers should check Alaska 511 for the current status before heading north. For anything beyond the border, the Yukon road report is the one that will say.