Until a bridge gets built over the Pretty Rocks landslide near Polychrome Pass, Denali National Park's visitor buses will only go as far as the East Fork River, at mile 43.
Officials inspect a 40-foot drop on the Park Road at mile 45 where a worsening landslide has prompted a plan to span it with bridge.
Denali National Park acting superintendent Brooke Merrell says crews clearing snow from the road earlier this month found significant new slumping at the site. The NPS conducted an environmental review of a proposal to span the slide area with a 400-foot bridge anchored on solid ground on either side. That plan was approved last month.
Merrell says the timing should allow earthwork and site preparation to get underway this summer. Additional funds will be needed to construct the bridge, but how much depends on the selected contractor’s design.
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