Skilak Lake Road is considered impassible to traffic and has been closed by the Department of Transportation.
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Manager Andy Loranger said that both ends have been closed and DOT crews are working to improve it.
Loranger: “Lots of that work is done in stages because they have to go back, areas that tend to go bad they move material around, get it to the surface and dry it out but then they have to either go back to that spot or fix an adjacent spot so it’s not unusual for that to happen. So I’m not sure how long the crews that are out there now might be, I’m not sure if they’ll be done today, done tomorrow, that sort of thing.”
Loranger said it is not uncommon for roads located throughout the refuge to have soft spots during spring breakup.
The refuge was notified early this morning that Skilak Lake Road would be closed.
The Department of Transportation will update the conditions and reopening of the road through 511.alaska.gov.
