Parks Highway blasting, 24-hour pilot cars through Nenana Canyon

Two major reconstruction projects on the Parks Highway between Milepost 319 and 325 are running 24-hour flagging and pilot car operations with active blasting in cuts, creating extended delays for travelers on Alaska's primary Anchorage-Fairbanks route through the Nenana Canyon corridor.

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities reported Monday that blasting operations occurred Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday on the Milepost 319-322 segment. Drilling for a second set of blasts began Sunday. Temporary culvert installations in diversion 2 began Friday and are ongoing.

Both segments are running 24-hour flaggers and pilot car operations. Rock trucks are hauling excavation material to construct mainline embankment. Diversions 1 and 2 on the Milepost 319-322 segment were completed to the top of borrow.

Current road conditions and travel advisories are available at 511.alaska.gov. Project details are posted at dot.alaska.gov/nreg/parks319to325.