Alaska plans long ice roads in Northwest Alaska to allow airport construction at remote town

How do you build a new airport in Arctic Alaska? First, lay down an ice road. Actually, three of them. As the Alaska ...
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I drove on Alaska's ice road in a windstorm | This is what -24°F feels like

Leaving my frozen campsite in Denali, I drive towards Chena Hot Springs on a treacherous, mirror-smooth ice road. The wind howls, pushing the van sideways as I climb through a frozen valley. I stop in ...
Boston Herald

Climate change is straining Alaska’s Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink

AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last ...

Alaska Native corporation seeking OK to build winter roads in Arctic refuge coastal plain

An Alaska Native corporation is seeking permission from the Trump administration to build seasonal roads that would cross ...
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I drove on Alaska's most treacherous ice road to the Yukon River

After ice fishing, I begin the challenging 3-hour drive north on the treacherous, icy Dalton Highway. My van's studded tires are worn, and traction is minimal on the sheer ice. I navigate steep hills, ...
Newsday

Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink

AMBLER, Alaska — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last day ...