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Showing posts with label Municipality. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Municipality. Show all posts

Monday, December 17, 2018

MOA: Alumni Drive Closure at Providence Drive, December 19 and 20

On Wednesday, December 19 to Thursday, December 20 Alumni Drive will be closed at Providence Drive. This closure is so the Municipality of Anchorage and their contractor, Bristol, can replace the street light poles on the north side of the intersection. This is a continuation of their project to expanded the bus stop.

East Campus will remain accessible via the intersection at Alumni Drive and UAA Drive.


Thursday, May 24, 2018

Traffic Impacts at Alumni Drive and Providence Drive

Beginning Tuesday, May 29 the intersection at Alumni Drive and Providence Drive will experience a partial closure. During this closure Providence will not be accessible from Alumni. East Campus access will be from the intersection at UAA Drive and Alumni Drive. The closure will last for approximately 3 weeks.

Pedestrians, please follow detour signs in the area.

This closure is related to the Municipality of Anchorage's bus stop expansion project.



Tuesday, May 15, 2018

MOA People Mover Bus Stop Expansion

This summer the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) will be expanding the People Mover bus stop located near Alumni Drive and Providence Drive - just off the Library Plaza. This area will experience significant impacts for the duration of the project, including: partial intersection closures and pedestrian rerouting.

MOA's contractor will begin Wednesday, May 16th, as they begin establishing a new, temporary bus.
Starting the week of May 20th, the contractor will begin work within the existing bus stop area.

Please be aware of personnel and equipment operating in the area, and potential lane restrictions.


Thursday, March 29, 2018

[UPDATED] Tree Clearing April 7-8 at Alumni and Providence

Beginning Saturday, April 7 tree clearing activity will occur in the wooded area at the north-west corner of intersection at Alumni Drive and Providence Drive (see map below). This activity is expected to last through the weekend

The right-hand lane of Alumni Drive - closest to the activity - will be closed during this time. The campus community is encouraged to exit east campus at UAA Drive. Pedestrians should be attentive to potential detours.

The tree clearing is associated with a Municipality of Anchorage project to expand the bus stop next to the Library Plaza and improve pedestrian flow in the area.


Map depicting area of tree clearing near the intersection of Alumni and Providence Drive

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

ML&P Work - Significant Impacts to UAA Drive and Providence Drive

Beginning on Saturday, June 24 Municipal Light and Power will begin work on electrical distribution infrastructure along UAA Drive and Providence Drive. This work will cause significant road closures.

During the weekend of June 24 and 25 UAA Drive will be closed between Alumni Drive and Providence Drive. In addition, the west-bound lanes of Providence Drive will be closed between Alumni Drive and UAA Drive. See the map below. East-bound lanes will remain open. UAA's internal detour route is Alumni Drive and Mallard Lane.

The UAA Drive closure will end by Monday morning. The west-bound closure of Providence Drive will continue for several weeks. ML&P has not communicated an end date at this time.




Tuesday, August 25, 2015

Providence Dr. and UAA Dr. Intersection Full Closure, 8/29-8/30

During the weekend of August 29th and 30th the Municipality of Anchorage's Street Maintenance division will be conducting a full closure of the Providence Drive and UAA Drive intersection. The closure will be in effect from 6:00 am Saturday to 6:00 pm Sunday. This closure is to repave the road surface.

Alumni Drive will be accessible from the northern portion of UAA Drive for local campus traffic. The map below displays the detour routes for UMED District traffic.

For questions or comments, please contact Municipal Street Maintenance: 343-8277.