Alaska DOT&PF Issues Citation to Commercial Driver

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Division of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement (CVE) issued a citation to the commercial driver for “Failure to Comply with the Conditions of Permit” for the March 21, 2018 bridge strike at the Eagle River Bridge at Artillery Road. The citation is not criminal and the driver’s name is not publicly available.

The citation will be forwarded to the Alaska Court System in Anchorage. The penalty for this type of citation can range greatly and depends on extenuating circumstances such as driver history. Such penalties may have further implications such as insurance requirements for the driver and carrier.

The department will continue working to recoup costs for the bridge repair in the upcoming months.

Alaska Bridge Design measured the bridge at 17’6” in southbound lanes not 18’6” as originally reported.

The 53 foot trailer containing a structure was on its way from Wasilla to Seward towed by Big Horn Enterprises. The nine-day permit for the move of the oversize load to Seward of the camp unit details the route from the Glenn Highway to the Parks, Muldoon road to Tudor and onto the Seward Highway.