Erosion fix will hold, but residents worry not for long

Crew are working to stabilize the Matanuska River. Photo courtesy of Alaska Department of Transportation via Mat-Su Borough.Efforts to stem riverbank erosion along a stretch of the Matanuska River have been largely successful. A massive job by the state Department of Transportation is keeping water from flooding the Old Glenn Highway near Palmer. the current work was spurred by emergency conditions, but it’s unclear if it will it solve a recurring problem.
DOT work crews were dumping massi