Millions of dollars in federal funding will allow construction to begin this year on a permanent fix for a troublesome portion of the Denali Park Road that has been damaged by an ongoing landslide:
If no action is taken, the road will continue to erode and would close permanently to vehicle traffic west of the landslide, park service said.Thursday that provides more details about the bridge proposal. Construction on the bridge, a retaining wall and road realignment would take about two years during the first phase of the project, the park service said. The road will be closed at the landslide during that time.
The Interior Department said Thursday that $25 million for repairs within Denali National Park was made available through the, which was signed into law in November. That funding will allow work to begin this year on the project, bringing it to completion a year earlier than initially planned, according to the Interior Department.
Alaska’s congressional delegation, including Rep. Don Young and Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, welcomed news of the funding for the park in a joint statement Thursday. “The Pretty Rocks Landslide at Polychrome Pass on the Denali Park Road has long been a slow-moving disaster, and this crucial funding will help ensure the road is once again safe for locals and visitors to traverse,” Murkowski said in the statement.
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