Dalton Highway’s Atigun Pass reopened after severe weather

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – A section of the Dalton Highway that was closed overnight fully reopened Saturday evening, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT).

DOT said around 10 a.m. Saturday that crews were working to reopen the road and that avalanche mitigation would be done. It noted there were blizzard condition were continuing across the North Slope.

DOT noted around noon Saturday that travel was not advised and conditions remained dynamic, but that one lane was opened to clear the traffic that was already there…

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