WHITTIER -- The tunnel taking vehicle and train traffic to and from the port town of Whittier will be closed Thursday night.
Officials with the Alaska Department of Transportation say in a release that the closure is necessary to make repairs to the rail line running through the tunnel.
The 2.5-mile long Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel will close at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and reopen at 7:30 a.m., Friday.