Parts of North Slope opened to tundra travel, ice road construction

State allows work to begin in two of four areas; still on hold for foothills, eastern coastal area; but interest pretty thin, Schultz says

Allen Baker

PNA Contributing Writer

Two of four areas on the North Slope have been opened to tundra travel, and much of the exploration work and other projects planned for this winter are under way. “I think everything’s going forward at this point,” Gary Schultz, natural resource manager for the state Division of Mining, Land and Wa....

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Second-latest opening

Four-way split