![]() One symbol of the quake remains as an ugly reminder that all is not well for some residential property owners trying to pick up the pieces. Other businesses have been forced to close entirely due to the disruption in sales. In Eagle River, a pawn shop and a McDonald’s were torn down due to quake damage, and as of the end of November both buildings were still being rebuilt. But that proposal still needs local approval and there’s no designated source for the remaining funds.īusinesses have been hard hit as well. Plans call for the building to be repurposed as a high school for a cost of about $29 million, with insurance potentially covering up to $15 million. In Mat-Su, Houston Middle School remains closed as well. Among the largest challenges is a pair of still-shuttered schools in Eagle River, including Gruening Middle School, whose estimated $39 million repair bill is part of an $82.8 million bond proposal that includes $70 million for earthquake repairs at 14 ASD schools. The Anchorage School District spent $22 million in the immediate aftermath of the quake getting schools up and running, and larger fixes loom. That complicates the fix, because the road runs through water-saturated soils. As the photo shows, Vine Road was built over a swamp. A viral aerial photo showed an Alaska road that looked like a bomb hit it.īut a permanent repair by the state and Mat-Su Borough isn’t scheduled to start until next summer and won’t be finished until 2021. Vine Road, the two-laner outside Wasilla that became the symbol of the quake’s destruction, got a temporary fix soon after the shaking tore pavement into a jumble of upheaved asphalt. Another 792 “yellow tags” - meaning restricted use - were issued, of which 286 have since been issued permits. ![]() A total of 13 permits were issued for the red-tagged properties, including two homes that were demolished in hard-hit Eagle River. ![]() Since the quake, municipal inspectors have visited 3,838 properties, of which 72 were issued red tags, meaning they were unfit for occupancy. Officials with the Municipality of Anchorage say determining how many homes and businesses are still unrepaired is a moving target. But while many scars from the quake have been grown over by new grass or covered in fresh paint, a closer look shows the rebuilding efforts have been uneven and fraught with disappointment and compromise. 30, 2018, quake, many residents marveled at the apparent speedy recovery - crumbled roads were repaired within days, most schools were reopened within a week, and life returned pretty much to normal for most. (TNS) - Schools need fixing, homes are still splintered and families endure discomfort despite hundreds of millions of federal, state and private dollars spent over the past year for rebuilding Southcentral Alaska after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake.
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