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State Department of Transportation officials say it’ll cost more than a million dollars to fix the Mitchell Expressway bridge that was damaged in December when it was struck by a piece of heavy equipment. And they hope to hire a contractor for the project soon.
Kinross Gold officials are proposing to divert trucks hauling ore from a mine near Tok away from the Steese Expressway once they begin hauling ore from the mine two years from now.
The state Department of Transportation gave Fairbanks drivers an early Christmas present last week when it reopened the ramp that connects the Mitchell Expressway and the Richardson Highway on the city’s east side.
The Mitchell Expressway bridge will remain closed until it can be repaired this summer. That’s what state Department of Transportation officials decided Monday after DOT engineers took a close look at the bridge, which they say was seriously damaged last week when it was struck by a piece of heavy equipment.
Engineers are assessing the safety and condition of a Fairbanks overpass bridge after it was hit by an oversize load Friday. The Mitchell Expressway bridge remains closed this morning, and drivers are being detoured onto other streets around the structure.