Utility work closes right southbound lane of Peger Road in Fairbanks through Friday

Utility work is closing the right southbound lane of Peger Road in Fairbanks from 8 am to 2 pm each day Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 4 to 6.

The work zone is on southbound Peger one mile south of the Johansen Expressway. Northbound Peger is not part of the closure, according to the notice.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities posted the closure on Alaska 511, the state's free traveler information service. The notice marks it as a single closed lane, not a full closure, so the road stays open to traffic. It does not say how many southbound lanes remain open, what kind of utility work is planned or who is doing it.

The lane closure applies only during the daytime work window. Southbound drivers passing through between 8 am and 2 pm should expect to merge out of the right lane near the work zone.

The department last updated the notice Tuesday, Nov. 3. The closure is scheduled to end at 2 pm Friday. Updates appear on the Alaska 511 traffic event notice.