Time runs out for studs

Johnson Tire employee Roy Barnett puts a weight on a tire
Thursday afternoon. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)
Johnson Tire employee Roy Barnett puts a weight on a tire Thursday afternoon. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)

Saturday is the last day to legally operate a vehicle in Alaska with studded tires. The fine is $50 per tire if stopped with studs after the deadline.

Johnson Tire employee Daniel Beasley soaps up the inside bead of
a tire before mounting it to a rim Thursday afternoon in Wasilla.
(ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)
Johnson Tire employee Daniel Beasley soaps up the inside bead of a tire before mounting it to a rim Thursday afternoon in Wasilla. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman)

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