(a) The department shall maintain the highway and keep it open to industrial or commercial traffic throughout the year.
(b) In this section “industrial or commercial traffic” means
(1) travel necessary and related to resource exploration and development or to support of those activities, if the individual engaged in those activities has all necessary permits;
(2) travel necessary and related to access by local residents to their property; or
(3) motor carriers engaged in commerce.
Structure Alaska Statutes
Title 19. Highways and Ferries
Chapter 40. James Dalton Highway
Sec. 19.40.010. Declaration of policy.
Sec. 19.40.015. Highway named.
Sec. 19.40.020. Contractual authority.
Sec. 19.40.030. Undertakings of contractors.
Sec. 19.40.050. Highway width.
Sec. 19.40.060. Conditions to be met.
Sec. 19.40.065. Regulations and penalties.
Sec. 19.40.070. Conflict with other laws.
Sec. 19.40.080. [Renumbered as AS 19.40.290.]
Sec. 19.40.100. Use of the highway by industrial or commercial traffic.
Sec. 19.40.110. Public use of a portion of the highway.
Sec. 19.40.120. Closure of the highway to traffic.
Sec. 19.40.200. Disposal of land or materials.