6/25/19 Project Update

Beginning Wednesday, June 26th, Secon and the Alaska DOT&PF will continue to work on the mountainside of Egan Drive between the Ramada Inn and Whittier Street.

• Access to outbound Egan Drive from Whittier will be closed until Tuesday, July 2nd. Please follow posted detour routes.
• Traffic controls will be in place on Egan Drive between Main Street and Glacier Avenue reducing traffic lanes to one lane in each direction.
• Left turns will be restricted on-to or off-of Egan Drive between Main Street and 10th  Street to ensure the best possible flow of traffic through the work zone.
• Pedestrian access will be maintained on the seaward side of Egan Drive.
• Please watch for pedestrian detour signs and utilize the protected pedestrian crossings at Main Street and 10th Street.

 
This work will continue through Tuesday, July 2nd, when crew will begin to prep the project corridor for the 4th of July holiday weekend.

• All four lanes of Egan Drive between Main Street and 10th Street will be open from
  July 3rd – July 7th and construction activities will be temporarily suspended.
• The Whittier traffic signal and protected pedestrian crossing will be operational during this time.  
• Sections of the sidewalk on the mountainside of Egan Drive will be closed; pedestrian access will be maintained on the seaward side of Egan.
• Construction activities will resume on Monday, July 8th, on the mountainside of
  Egan between the Ramada Inn and Willoughby Avenue; traffic control devices will be back in place.

 
Have a safe and happy 4th of July!