Seward Highway, Tudor Road Overpass Bridge Strike Updates
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A bridge strike occurred on Jan. 3, 2019 at approximately 1:00 a.m., when an empty dump truck traveling with the truck bed up struck the bridge.
Information and updates will be available on this page.
Jan. 7 updates
9:00 p.m.
Northbound New Seward is now OPEN to one lane. Crews will be opening the remaining lanes later tonight. Eastbound Tudor Road will close at 10 pm for a new traffic configuration, reopening early Tuesday morning. Be alert to new traffic patterns when traveling Tudor. Thank you for your patience while we removed the damaged girder.
3:30 p.m.
Press Release: Alaska DOT&PF Issues Citation to Commercial Driver in Seward Highway Bridge Strike
2:15 p.m.
Northbound Lanes: Sandstrom & Sons removed the girder from the bridge last night in two sections. They lowered the beam to the ground and are breaking it up, hauling it away and cleaning up the site, including disassembling the crane, and demobilizing the equipment. DOT&PF Maintenance & Operations will sand the highway before we reopen the Northbound lanes, which should occur late tonight 1/7 or early tomorrow morning 1/8.
We are reconfiguring Tudor Road tonight and will close eastbound lanes between Old Seward and New Seward off ramp to all traffic at 10 p.m. During the closure we will place the road in its new configuration: Tudor Road will have two eastbound lanes, two west bound lanes, no left turn toward the northbound Seward and no direct access to Juneau Street. Tudor Road will reopen to traffic early Tuesday, 1/8.
A HUGE thank you to the Sandstrom & Sons, Concrete Coring Company, Pacific Asphalt, and Shaman Traffic Control--we're not done yet, but the end is in sight!
Jan. 6 updates
2:30 p.m.
Press Release: Northbound Seward Highway at Tudor Road overpass remains closed for repairs
Jan. 4 updates
1:00 p.m.
11:15 a.m.
New Seward Highway Northbound lanes have CLOSED to all through traffic. UPDATE 1/4/19 at 11:17 a.m.
Bridge crews repairing the Tudor bridge have noted further damage to the the girder that was struck in the 1/3/19 dump truck crash, and must remove the beam. Please use alternative north/south corridors. This is in the interest safety to the highway users below. We will post more information as this situation develops.
Jan. 3 updates
5:30 p.m.
Press Release including temporary detour map: Seward Highway, Tudor Overpass Inspected; Repair Work is Required; Traffic patterns will change.
10:30 a.m.
Correction only ONE lane is open on the NEW SEWARD HIGHWAY. Two lanes are open on Tudor.
10:00 a.m.
Bridge inspectors are on scene assessing the damage. We will post udates as they become available. Two lanes remain open, expect significant delays. Please use alternative routes.
9:00 a.m.
Two lanes of the Northbound Seward Highway, and the right Eastbound land of Tudor Road, at the Tudor Road overpass, are closed due to a bridge strike. The lane closures will remain in place until the bridge can be inspected and any necessary repairs completed.
The bridge strike occurred at approximately 1 a.m., when an empty dump truck traveling with the truck bed up struck the bridge. No injuries were reported.
Please use alternate routes. Bridge inspectors are currently inspecting the bridge, the duration of the closure in unknown at this time.
More information will be shared as it becomes available.
Contacts
Media:
Shannon McCarthy
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
Media Liaison, Admin Operations Manager
office (907) 269-0448
cell (907) 388-8087
shannon.mccarthy@alaska.gov
Jill Reese
Public Information Officer
Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
office (907) 269-0772
jill.reese@alaska.gov
General Questions: dot.ask@alaska.gov