The state is realigning a section of the Seward Highway near Portage, taking out a dangerous curve and replacing several bridges in the area.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Henry Tomingas has owned property in the Portage Valley for over 20 years. Tomingas lives on his 90-acre parcel along with about 30 other full-time residents in a collection of cabins and two-bedroom homes he built himself.
Traffic was recently moved from the old bridge to a new bridge and highway section. The change took away easy access to the gravel road. Residents can still access the road but they have to double back and travel over the old bridge that Tomingas fears will be removed when the project is completed. Girdwood Fire Chief Michele Weston said the properties are not in a fire service area although fire personnel will respond in an emergency, and it is in a service area for EMT response. She said access has always been an issue for the people who live there.
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