Freeman v. State

OPINION

COMPTON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment dismissing a negligence claim against the state. Freeman alleged the state is liable for negligent failure to institute dust control procedures on the Dalton Highway. The trial court concluded the state is immune from tort liability under the discretionary function immunity exception to the Tort Claims Act. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The Dalton Highway is a 374 mile dirt and gravel road running from the Yukon River bridge to Prudhoe Bay, built and maintained at one time by Alyeska Pipeline Service Company…