Alaska Highway crossing still open to light traffic, however heavy trucks and vehicles over 16,000 kilograms will need to detour via Highway 37 or Highway 77
Engineering assessments of the Sikanni Chief River Bridge continue this week though it will be some time before it’s fully repaired and opened to heavy traffic.
“Until permanent repairs are completed, the highway will not be fully opened,” said spokesperson Michèle LaRose in an email to Alaska Highway News. The fire knocked out telecommunications infrastructure, since restored, and forced the closure of the Sikanni bridge for about 24 hours before it was reopened to single-lane alternating traffic for light duty pickups and passenger cars Friday evening. The bridge was reopened to travel trailers and RVs on Saturday morning.
Material sampling around the bridge for further testing will be carried out, while “other testing and engineering assessments are ongoing and will continue over the course of this week.”
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