Many States could learn something from looking at California’s traffic camera system.  The name of the game is getting as much traffic information out to the public as possible, and California succeeds in doing so.

There are urban cameras in the Juneau and Anchorage area and also cameras in the more isolated stretches of roadway too.  The importance of traffic cameras to the public cannot be overstated in a place like Alaska where the weather varies so much from day to day.  Knowing the road conditions ahead of you on any commute is important, but when the roads you’ll be driving on are semi-remote with little help around if something goes wrong, then the stakes are raised a little bit.

Overall, when compared to other states, Alaska ranks in the upper third as far as traffic camera development.  You can view links to Alaska’s traffic cameras and other webcams from the State of Alaska in our Alaska Traffic Camera Index.  Of course, our entire directory of traffic cameras from around the United States is available on our homepage.