Tag: closure

McCarthy Road reopened after collapse triggered partial closure

Jun. 6—The 60-mile gravel McCarthy Road was reopened Wednesday after a partial collapse near Chitina prompted state officials to enact emergency repairs. The road runs from Chitina to just outside the town of McCarthy, about 225 miles east of Anchorage. State transportation officials reopened one lane of the road Monday evening after shutting it down […]

Roundabout reopens after spill causes closure

Jun. 5—TRAVERSE CITY — A roundabout in Fife Lake on U.S. 131 was closed for multiple hours Tuesday night into Wednesday after a slippery substance spilled all over the roadway. The substance appeared to be something similar to an oil brine material used for dust control on gravel roads, according to Michigan Department of Transportation […]

Shark attack prompts beach closure in Del Mar

DEL MAR, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Did you happen to see a shark fin off the coast of Del Mar Sunday morning? If so, you probably weren’t imagining it. According to the City of Del Mar, a 46-year-old man was bitten by a shark shortly before 9 a.m., about 100 yards offshore from the Beach […]

Supervisors vote down road closure, seek embargo

May 29—OTTUMWA — After listening to valid viewpoints from residents on both Madison Avenue and 55th Street, the Wapello County Board of Supervisors unanimously came to a decision. Do nothing, at least temporarily. The supervisors voted down a motion to vacate part of Madison Avenue where it leads into U.S. Highway 63 following a public […]

Temporary closure on Knollwood starts May 28

(MONUMENT, Colo.) — Highway 105A will continue its construction project with a new phase starting Tuesday, May 28. Northbound Knollwood between Highway 105 and the roundabout will be temporarily closed at Highway 105 for two weeks for a storm drain installation. During the two weeks, all traffic needing to access businesses and Monument Academy will […]

Lock gates closure leaves narrowboat owners stranded

Narrowboat owners have said the closure of a major lock was having a “major financial impact”. The gates at Salters Lode in Downham Market, Norfolk connect many waterways in Cambridgeshire and have been shut all year. A build up of silt on the tidal side of the lock means the gates that are operated by […]