Highway in Southern Alaska Reopens After Big Avalanche Forced Closure

Highway in Southern Alaska Reopens After Big Avalanche Forced Closure
The intersection of Seward Highway and Sterling Highway in Moose Pass, Alaska, in October 2021. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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A large avalanche and blizzard conditions in southern Alaska cut off road access for several hours on Sunday to much of the Kenai Peninsula south of Anchorage.

The closure was announced after the avalanche hit the Seward Highway near the intersection of the Sterling Highway around 8 a.m. on Sunday.