Melting snow leads to potholes, puddles on Anchorage roads

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – If you drove through any part of Anchorage Friday, you likely encountered some moisture on the roads.

Warming temperatures and increased sunlight over the last few days have contributed to accelerated thawing. The standing water is partially a byproduct of Anchorage’s snowiest January on record. The snow remained unmelted through a colder-than-average winter.

“It usually gets like this every year, but I’ve never seen it this bad,” Eagle River resident Brianna Lilly said as she surveyed the massive puddle that had formed on her residential street. “This is literally like a full-on lake in front of our house.”…

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