Marathon Road traffic restricted for repairs

  • By Clarion staff report
  • Thursday, May 15, 2014 10:16pm
  • News

The Kenai Peninsula Borough on Wednesday announced limited access to Marathon Road for the next two weeks as workers improve drainage and repair potholes.

Signs will be in place on the road restricting access to emergency and construction traffic.

Property owners along the road must access it from the North end though emergency traffic can approach from both ends of the road.

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Construction will also restrict access to Escape Route Road which will be closed to everyone except property owners and emergency traffic.

No other commuter traffic will be allowed access according to a borough media release.

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