South University Avenue main entrance closed through Sept. 14 for bike path work

The main entrance to South University Avenue in Fairbanks is closed through Monday, Sept. 14. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities closed the entrance Sept. 8 for work on the University Avenue South Bicycle/Pedestrian Facility.

Alaska 511 lists it under closures, with no detour or lane-use information posted. Its start and end time fields are both empty; the Sept. 8 to 14 range appears only in the description. The advisory does not say what hours the closure applies or whether pedestrians and cyclists can still pass through the entrance. The state last updated the traffic listing Sept. 8, 2026, at 8:50 a.m. AKDT.

A second 511 listing on the same project puts crews on East Ramp Road from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Saturday. Neither listing gives a contact.

FAST Planning, the Fairbanks area's metropolitan planning organization, describes the project in its Connect Fairbanks Plan as a year-round path for bicycles and pedestrians on the east side of University Avenue South. The path will run 1.8 miles from the Mitchell Expressway to Armistead Way. Fairbanks North Star Borough records say the facility will connect to East Ramp airport facilities and existing sidewalks, with new pavement, drainage work and signage.