The sun sinks toward the horizon over Turnagain Arm in November 2025. (Photo by Bill Sherwonit)
The state’s proposal for a highway safety project southeast of Anchorage threatens one of the region’s premier and irreplaceable trails.
For those unfamiliar with the project, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities wants to build a 20-mile-long, four-lane highway from Rabbit Creek to Bird Flats, to purportedly make the highway safer…