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Glenn Highway near Palmer to be closed for paving

Posted by matsublog

Posted: July 21, 2009 - 12:25 pm

From S.J. Komarnitsky in Wasilla --

WASILLA - An eight-mile stretch of the Glenn Highway just south of Palmer will be closed nightly for the next week and half for paving work. The closure between Mile 34 and Mile 42, starts July 22 and runs from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Crews are expecting to wrap up the $1.7 million resurfacing project by Aug. 3. Local access will still be available through the intersection of the Glenn and Palmer-Wasilla highways. For more information, contact the state Department of Transportation at 376-9001 or Granite Construction at 373-6048.