ADN.  A storm shut down the Dalton Highway and stranded truckers for two nights on the only road to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields on Alaska's North Slope this week as crews battled water from a river flowing over the road.

For three weeks, crews have been trying to divert overflow from the Sagavanirktok River, commonly known as the Sag River, said Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities spokesperson Meadow Bailey.

The Sag River runs parallel to the Dalton Highway as it approaches Prudhoe Bay. The water has been running over roughly 15 miles of the road, Bailey said, and at its peak was 3 feet deep in some places.