State to tackle highway flood damage

The State Department of Transportation opened bids Friday for a project that will help protect the Glenn Highway from Matanuska River flooding.
Matanuska river flooding its banks in 2015 (Photo by Ellen Lockyer)DOT plans to shore up the shoulder of the highway at mile 64 to protect it from erosion due to the river’s action.
Last summer, the Matanuska, fed by glacial melt, ate away at the North bank in the Sutton area, taking away some private property and threatening the Glenn Highway