Major construction project widens O’Malley to five lanes

Major changes are coming to O’Malley Road.
The Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) began construction on Phase I. The federally funded, $22 million project will reconstruct the two-lane road into five lanes with wider shoulders and bike/pedestrian paths on both sides.
DOT spokesperson Shannon McCarthy said the project is about two decades in the making. O’Malley was originally constructed in 1962 and hasn’t had any major upgrades since.
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