Pre-packing snow along proposed ice road routes saves season for companies doing exploratory drilling on North Slope
Steve Sutherlin PNA Managing Editor
The state first opened portions of the North Slope to tundra travel Jan. 25 — the latest ever tundra travel opening, breaking the previous record set Jan. 14, 1999.
Land closest to the coast was opened first; the geographic line being 69 degrees 40 minutes north latitude in the vicinity of the Fran....
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