ENSTAR: Partial Closures of Spirit Drive

Spirit Drive will experience two partial closures related to the ENSTAR Gas Line project:

On Saturday, July 27 - Spirit Drive will be closed at Seawolf Drive. This is a one-day closure. South Lot, Seawolf Sports Complex, Student Union, Bookstore, and Engineering and Industry Buildings will all remain accessible via the Providence Drive and Spirit Intersection. See the graphic below for more detail.

Beginning Monday, July 29 - ENSTAR will begin trenching along the length of Spirit Drive. This work will close the west-bound lane. The east-bound lane will remain open. ENSTAR will conduct this work in sections, so pedestrian access from South Lot to the buildings will be maintained. South Lot, Seawolf Sports Complex, Student Union, Bookstore, and Engineering and Industry Buildings will all remain accessible via the Seawolf Drive and Spirit Intersection. See the graphic below for more detail. This portion of the work is expected to last one week.

Saturday, July 27:

Beginning Monday, July 29:

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.

Lake Otis and 36th/Providence Intersection Weekend Closure

The intersection at Lake Otis and 36th/Providence will be closed between 8:00 pm on Friday, August 17 and 5:00 am Monday, August 20. This closure is part of AWWU's water line project. The West Lot's entrance at Providence Drive will be closed during this time. West-bound traffic on Providence Drive will need to detour via Piper Street and Seawolf Drive.

ENSTAR Work at Elmore Rd and Providence Dr

Beginning the week of July 9th ENSTAR Natural Gas will begin work to the immediate north of the Elmore Road and Providence Drive intersection.

Drivers should be aware of signage indicating lane restrictions. Pedestrian access through the area will be maintained. ENSTAR expects their work to last approximately 2 weeks. 

AWWU: Lake Otis Drive Impacted by Water Line Replacement

On July 5 Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility (AWWU) and their contractor, Southcentral Construction, will begin a project to replace the 12-inch cast iron water main along the west side of Lake Otis from 36th Avenue to 42nd Avenue. This area will be significantly impacted by trenching. Two-way traffic will be maintained, but it will be constricted into the remaining lanes. AWWU says to expect periodic weekend closures in the area. Pedestrians should be aware of detours in the area.

This project is expected to run through September, and potentially into October.

Municipality Road Closure at Alumni and Providence Continuing to July 3

The current partial intersection closure at Alumni Drive and Providence Drive is expected to continue for an addition two weeks - until July 3.

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

June 18-25 Alumni Drive Closure Between Arts and Admin

Beginning Monday, June 18 and continuing for approximately 1 week Alumni Drive will be closed between the Fine Arts Building and the Administration/Humanities Building. This closure is to replace deteriorated storm drains.

Both Arts and Admin will remain accessible; however, due to the Municipality's transit project, vehicles will need to detour through the Library parking lot to access Admin. See the detour map below.

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.

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.

[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.

Update Regarding Municipality's UAA Drive Sidewalk Project

This summer the Municipality of Anchorage began a project to add a sidewalk along the west-side of UAA Drive. The sidewalk runs from Mallard Lane to the existing sidewalk next to ECB. The Municipality intended to have the project completed before the start of the semester. They were unable to meet that goal. UAA Facilities has received numerous inquiries about the schedule of this project and when the traffic diversion on UAA Drive will end.

As of 9/5/17 the Municipality reported some rework required on the sidewalk that was installed last week. They expect to address the issue this week, with the intention of returning to the normal traffic pattern by the week of September 11. The work is weather dependent, so there is a chance their schedule will push out again.

City and Utility Project Updates, Traffic Impacts for First Week of Classes

There are currently several on-going projects from the city and local utilities that will impact traffic around campus for the first week of the semester. The work is weather dependent, so specific dates cannot be provided.

ML&P work in Providence Drive: the right-hand westbound lane from Spirit Dr. to Seawolf Dr. will continue to be closed into the week of the 28th. The right-hand eastbound lane from Spirit Dr. to UAA Dr. will be closed until the middle of the week of the 28th.

Municipality of Anchorage sidewalk addition on UAA Drive: MOA does not expect to complete their concrete work before Monday. Lane restrictions around this project will cause significant traffic impacts for southbound traffic and those accessing Alumni Drive from UAA Drive.

ML&P work at 36th and Old Seward: this intersection will experience a full closure this weekend. The intersection will reopen early Monday. Intermittent lane closures will persist during weekdays.

ML&P Work Update: Single-lane, East-bound closure

Municipal Light and Power expects the west-bound closure of Providence Drive between Seawolf Drive and Spirit Drive to conclude prior to Saturday, August 26. ML&P could not provide an exact date, as much of the remaining work is weather dependent.

As soon as the west-bound lanes are open, ML&P will be conducting a single-lane closure of east-bound Providence Drive between Spirit Drive and UAA Drive. See the map below. This is not a complete closure of east-bound traffic. This single-lane closure is expected to last 7 days.

UPDATED ML&P Work Update: Closure Shifting West, Impacts to Seawolf Dr. Intersection

On Wednesday, August 16, Municipal Light and Power's closure of west-bound lanes of Providence Drive will shift. The closure will be between Seawolf Drive and Spirit Drive. East-bound lanes will be accessible.

On Saturday, August 19, ML&P's work will extend into the Seawolf Drive intersection. This will temporarily block access to campus via Seawolf Drive. Access will be maintained via Spirit Drive. This closure is expected to last several days.

Updated Pedestrian Detour for South Lot Repair Work

There has been a change to the pedestrian access route for EIB and ANSEP around the repair work in South Parking Lot. Due to adjacent utility work in Providence Drive the previously announced pedestrian detour route for access to EIB and ANSEP will be unavailable. Pedestrian access to the EIB and ANSEP will now be along Spirit Dr. See the map below.

Expect a significant presence of large truck traffic entering and leaving the South Lot as a result of the EIB walkway and parking lot project. Caution should be taken when walking to/from your vehicles in this area, especially when near the site fence access gates. Please do not enter or walk through the active construction area.

ML&P Work Update: Impacts at Intersection of Providence Dr. and Spirit Dr.

On Thursday, August 10th, Municipal Light and Power's work will extend into the intersection at Spirit Drive. This will temporarily block access to campus via Spirit Drive. Access will be maintained via Seawolf Drive. This closure is expected to last several days.

East-bound thru-traffic will be able to use the intersection during this time

ML&P Work Update - Road Closure Shifting West

Beginning the weekend of July 15 UAA Drive will be closed between Alumni Drive and Providence Drive. In addition, the west-bound lanes of Providence Drive will be closed between Spirit Drive and Alumni Drive. See the map below. The intersection and west-bound lanes between UAA Drive and Alumni Drive will reopen the morning of July 17. 

From July 17 to August 7 the west-bound lanes of Providence Drive between Spirit Drive and UAA Drive will be closed.

East-bound lanes will remain open. UAA's internal detour route is Alumni Drive and Mallard Lane.

UPDATE: Partial Closure of Seawolf Drive

Starting Monday, July 10 Seawolf Drive will experience a partial closure. This is to conduct repairs on a failed fire hydrant next to the Rasmuson Hall. Traffic will detour through the Sports Center West Lot. Due to the detour traffic parking will not be available in the Sports Center West Lot.

This project was previously announced for June 23. Circumstances forced a delay in the schedule.

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.

SU/Bookstore Service Lot Repair

On the morning of June 19th a minor sink hole was discovered around the storm drain within the SU/Bookstore service lot. The area has been cordoned off and crews are assessing repair options. Until the repairs are complete there will be no access to the SU loading dock. Expect a lot of activity in this area over the next few weeks.