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Johansen grew up in Cordova and graduated as high school valedictorian in 1932. Like many university students of that era, he alternated mining work and school, so college required seven years to complete.
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Working up to district engineer in Fairbanks, Johansen stayed with the organization until retiring in 1979. He oversaw the building of the Dalton Highway, the northern half of the Parks Highway and most of the main roads in the Fairbanks area. He also managed construction of the Hickel Highway, an ice road from Livengood to Prudhoe Bay built in 1968 after discovery of the North Slope色视频下载檚 biggest oil field.
After retirement, Johansen consulted with the Associated General Contractors to untangle a backlog of state projects in the post-oil pipeline boom.
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The Johansen Expressway, which connects east and west sides of Fairbanks, was named for him in 1988.
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More online about Woody Johansen:
- in The Northern Engineer
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