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State confirms narrow lanes, pilot-car delays on Seward Highway through summer
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities is running major rehabilitation work on the Seward Highway between milepost 25.5 and milepost 36 near Kenai Lake and Moose Pass, a 10.5-mile segment that requires temporary lane restrictions and pilot-car operations through the summer travel season.
The work zone narrows lanes and bunches traffic behind pilot-car escorts during peak fishing and cruise-ship travel between Anchorage and the Kenai Peninsula. Recent travelers reported pilot-car-controlled single-lane traffic between milepost 20 and milepost 22, with significant slowdowns.
The Seward Highway between milepost 90 and milepost 117 is designated a Safety Corridor because of higher-than-average fatal and serious injury crash rates. The current rehabilitation aims to widen shoulders, straighten curves, and add passing opportunities.
Alaska 511 and DOT project websites publish lane-closure schedules and delay estimates. The department said the work is part of the multi-year Safer Seward Highway program focused on long-term safety and capacity improvements.
Drivers can check Alaska 511 for current conditions and plan extra travel time during construction hours.
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