Unalaska's Storm Recovery: Top Priority, Summer Bay Road

0:00A brutal storm back in late December, hammered on Alaska, ripping up the coastline and key roads with repair costs topping $20 million. Alaska Governor Mike Dunlevy signed off on a disaster emergency declaration on March 12, unlocking state funds to tackle the mess after the city's request on February 25. That four-day blow from December 26 to 29, packed 100-mile per hour gusts, high tides, and a nasty surge that trashed. Car bay road, airport beach road, captain's bay road, and even ding the airport runway, shutting down vehicle access to summer bay. Bryant Thacker from the city's public works crew calls reopening summer bay road, the top mission, stressing safety first while they hustle on temp, fixes like a one-lane setup with signs and traffic signals for one-way flow. State aid flows through the Division of Homeland Security's public assistance program, but the full repair scope and timeline hinge on that process, wrapping up.

1:02Meanwhile, with storms hitting on Alaska regular, the city's teaming up with a Kualangan tribe and Unalaska Corporation to gear up better for. Whatever's next, keeping those roads rolling strong, I'm Cory with the story. That's your Anchorage News Today update, AI-powered, and always on.