It could take at least two weeks to clear the landslide, say Seward officials. Meantime, there's about 40 cars stuck on the other side, including rental cars.
Excavators remove debris from a landslide that blocked access from Seward to Lowell Point
“It’s a massive impact financially,” said Chance Miller, owner of Miller’s Landing in Lowell Point. “And that’s just for right now.” Balou said the excavators worked “gingerly” to remove the 300-foot pile of trees, dirt and boulders from the road, which hugs the side of the mountains next to Resurrection Bay. “They’re trying to create a solid ramp access so that other equipment will be able to get up and they can mitigate some of the debris that’s above them.”
After a day of fishing, Wilkinson drove from town in Seward to Lowell Point at around 7 p.m. on Saturday to set up for a party. He made it past the slide area just in time. Businesses operators like Lynda Paquette who runs cabins for Angels Rest cabins in Lowell Point, said out-of-state tourists also had to adapt quickly. One visiting family had to figure out a way to catch their flight the next day in Anchorage.“They had to spend $400 on PJS Taxi to get from Seward to Anchorage.”Paquette said some visitors who had stays booked for the next few days or weeks embraced the adventure of an extra water taxi ride. But others weren’t so happy and demanded refunds.
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