Ketchikan highway bypass open for limited traffic after landslide

Crews were able to clear enough rock and debris over the weekend from a landslide that covered North Tongass Highway in Ketchikan to open a single-lane bypass with limited hours as of Monday morning.

The road was open for two hours Monday morning and three hours in the evening. The limited hours are necessary so that crews can continue working the rest of the time to fully clear the highway.

Flaggers will control traffic during the openings, allowing vehicles to move in only one direction at a time on the single lane.

Ketchikan schools remained closed Monday, with additional cancellations on a...