Firewood generated by summer construction on the Cooper Landing Bypass Project is available for pickup beginning today for the next three weeks in Cooper Landing.
Logs are approximately 20 feet long and can be picked up between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. at the end of Langille Road, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities. People interested in picking up wood are encouraged to bring with them a chainsaw, safety equipment and a vehicle with four-wheel drive.
Seasonal construction on the project, which aims to reduce congestion on the Sterling Highway through Cooper Landing and to improve highway safety, ends this month, Project Engineer Shaun Combs told the Clarion earlier this month. Construction is expected to pick up again in spring of 2022, with work next year to include the installation of wildlife crossings.
Among other things, the project will see the construction of a steel arch bridge over the Juneau Creek Canyon, a new trailhead and parking area for the Resurrection Pass Trail and wider highway lanes and shoulders.
More information about the project can be found at sterlinghighway.net.
Reach reporter Ashlyn O’Hara at ashlyn.ohara@peninsulaclarion.com.
