Another round of snow made for difficult driving conditions around Southcentral Alaska by Monday afternoon and closed the only highway in and out of Valdez.
Another round of snow made for difficult driving conditions around Southcentral by Monday afternoon and closed the only highway in and out of Valdez.
Anchorage police were called to 22 collisions by 3:30 p.m. Monday, six of which included injuries, according to spokeswoman Renee Oistad. Police received reports of nine additional vehicles in distress, which can include cars that have gone into the ditch. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities closed the Richardson Highway for more than 25 miles in both directions near Valdez as heavy snow and wind limited visibility on Monday.from Mile 18 to 46 around 9:30 a.m. and was expected to reopen by 7 p.m., according to an afternoon update.
The snow was beginning to taper off in the area by afternoon, but Jones said light snow could linger through Wednesday.
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