Drivers headed to Palmer this weekend will encounter a detour on the Glenn Highway as crews clean up and repair damage from a Sept. 4 fire that consumed a tanker that flipped while carrying more than 6,000 gallons of gasoline.
The northbound offramp to Palmer from the Glenn will be closed starting at 8 a.m. Saturday, according to the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Drivers can use either the Old Glenn Highway exit off the Glenn or the Trunk Road exit off the Parks Highway to get around the closure.
A remediation contractor working with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation will be removing contaminated soils and restoring the roadway to its original condition, the borough says. Crews hope to reopen the ramp early next week.