Date: March 31, 2017
Contact: Ben Hayes, 907-983-9206
Skagway – Construction activities to improve the Dyea Flats road will resume beginning April 17. Road construction will involve occasional delays during the day and closures at night. Project improvements include elevating the road surface, increasing drainage, replacing culverts, and adding widened turn-outs for safe passing lanes. Please review the schedule of work below.
April 17 to April 30
Day work hours of 6:00 am to 6:00 pm will involve the following:
• Flagger controlled one-way traffic with15 minute delays possible.
• No road closures during day work.
Night work hours of 6:00 pm to 6:00 am will involve the following:
• Flagger controlled one-way traffic with 15 minute delays possible from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. and 4:00 am to 6:00 am
• Road closure from 11:00 pm to 4:00 am.
• Slide Cemetery and Lost Lake Roads closed 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
May 1 to June 1
Day work will cease. Night work hours of 6:00 pm to 6:00 am will involve the following:
• Flagger controlled one-way traffic with 15 minute delays possible from 6:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. and 4:00 am to 6:00 am
• Road closure from 11:00 pm to 4:00 am.
• Slide Cemetery and Lost Lake Roads closed 6:00 pm to 6:00 am.
Work to improve the Dyea Flats road began on May 9, 2016 as part of a project administered by the Federal Highway Administration to improve the NPS owned portion of the road and the public access between the Slide Cemetery and the Lost Lake Trailhead. Local contractor Hunz & Hunz Enterprises whose bid offer was accepted to perform the work will continue work on the project. Weather temporarily halted the project in December.
Thank you for your patience and understanding during this project. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park strives to maintain exceptional visitor and public services, including safe public access to the trails and resources of Dyea. Please feel free to contact the park with any comments or questions regarding this project.
