June 7th, 2019
CHAMBER NEWSLETTER
CHUGIAK-EAGLE RIVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Office will once again be open on Monday June 10th at 9:00 AM. Thank you for your patience.

We also want to give a shout-out to Jitters for allowing us to use their back room for a number of days while work was being completed on our building. We appreciate their hospitality.
Chamber Lunch Forum
Next Forum: Wednesday June 19th, 2019

Guest Speaker: Chancellor Sandeen with UAA

Information and Sign-up in Next Week's Newsletter
2019 Annual Golf Tournament
Friday June 7th, 2019

Settler's Bay Golf Course

2019
Bear Paw Festival

July 10th - July 14th

DON'T FORGET...

The Bear Paw Festival now has its Own Weekly Newsletter on Mondays until the Festival.

"Everything Bear Paw" Newsletters will have all the up-to-date information, event registrations, and more that you don't want to miss!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 5, 2019

Contact: Shannon McCarthy,  shannon.mccarthy@alaska.gov , (907) 269-0448
 
Alaska DOT&PF Starts Construction on Glenn Highway Capacity Project

Expect southbound shoulder closures starting Monday, June 10
 
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and construction contractor, Kiewit, are working to improve the Glenn Highway between Artillery Road and Hiland Drive. 
 
The Glenn Highway Capacity Project Southbound Lanes will:
  1. add a southbound lane between Artillery Road and Hiland Drive,
  2. realign the Glenn Highway to reduce the southbound grade,
  3. construct a new southbound bridge to accommodate three lanes of traffic and,
  4. construct a new frontage road west of the main highway.
 
What do you need to know? We’re starting construction off the current alignment; however, this construction will affect highway traffic. Starting June 10, drivers should expect intermittent shoulder closures between the southbound Eagle River Bridge and Hiland Road. This will increase safety by separating commuter traffic from construction vehicles as they exit and enter the highway.
 
Need more info? Check  AlaskaNavigator.org  for construction information,  511.Alaska.Gov  for road conditions and construction information and  EagleRiverBridgeAK.com  for project information.

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities oversees 239 airports, 10 ferries serving 35 communities, over 5,600 miles of highway and 731 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska. The mission of the department is to "Keep Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure."
Fundraising Effort Still Needs Support...

The Chugiak Area Business Association (CABA) has partnered with various other community organizations to include the Chugiak-Eagle River Chamber of Commerce in a fundraising effort to purchase a new sound system for the Harry J. McDonald Memorial Center.

Please consider and support the joint effort to raise $20k to replace the derelect 34 year-old existing system. NOW is a good time for the community and Harry MacDonald USERS to come together and GET ER DONE for the upgrade to our million dollar facility.

If you would like to donate or have any questions please contact Debbie Rinckey at executivedirector@cer.org or Finis Sheldon at finis@mtaonline.net .
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