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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 18, 2012
No.: 12-2550
Contact: Meadow Bailey, 907-451-2240 or meadow.bailey@alaska.gov

The Denali Highway is Open for Public Travel
Drivers are urged to check road conditions at 511.Alaska.Gov before traveling.

(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Denali Highway is now open from Cantwell, on the Parks Higway, to Paxson, on the Richardson Highway. Beginning in mid-April, Maintenance and Operations crews with the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) removed snow and completed repairs along the 135 mile road. 

DOT&PF cautions travelers to drive safely. Before traveling, please visit 511.alaska.gov or call 511 for the latest road conditions.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) oversees 254 airports, 11 ferries serving 34 communities, 5,700 miles of highway and 660 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska. The mission of DOT&PF is to “Get Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure.”

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