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    "body_md": "A major rehabilitation project is coming to the Glenn Highway, covering the stretch from Airport Heights to the Parks Highway in Anchorage. Phase one of the project is scheduled to begin construction in 2026 and includes upgrades to about fifteen on-ramps.\n\nThe corridor carries thousands of commuters every day and is one of Anchorage's most complained-about drives. For commuters moving between Anchorage and the Mat-Su, the rehab is meant to cut down on dangerous merging and improve how traffic flows through the stretch.\n\nThe work targets pavement that has been breaking down for years, aiming to extend the road's life rather than patch it again. Officials designed the project around safety and capacity improvements along with the pavement work.\n\nConstruction will be phased rather than happening all at once, which is meant to spread out the traffic disruption instead of hitting drivers with it all in one go.",
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        "q": "How many Glenn Highway on-ramps will be upgraded"
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