Alaska News

Vehicle crash with injuries briefly closes Seward Highway near Girdwood

The Seward Highway was closed in both directions for about an hour Wednesday evening at its intersection with the Alyeska Highway near Girdwood due to a vehicle crash, Anchorage police said.

The Anchorage Police Department said in a brief statement just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday that the highway was “shut down” for a crash at the turnoff onto the Alyeska Highway that leads to Girdwood. Police said in an update at 5:30 p.m. that both lanes were once again open.

The crash involves injuries, police said.

Additional information about the circumstances of the crash wasn’t immediately available from police Wednesday evening.

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