The Haines Highway might briefly shut down a few times for blasting in the next two years.
The possible closed-to-traffic times could stretch up to three hours.
The state plans to straighten out, widen and otherwise upgrade the highway from Mile 3.5 to Mile 26 over several years, with the $100 million overhaul work starting at Mile 3.5 and working its way north.
If the work begins in 2017, it will likely take two years…