Yes it is but it wasn't up until the mid to late 80's. At that time you had to have a permit to travel the road. Not sure if you paid for it or not but if you were not associated with the oil industry, mining claims, own a property or resided in an area past livengood a permit was required and also that road wasn't maintained like it is now. I was really nothing more than a really well graded gravel road. Also I think the state DOT taxes on trucks would have to go up. They already want to increase our gasoline and diesel taxes unless it is used in off-road vehicles. It would definitely reduce the traffic from tour companies that do the fly and drive between Fairbanks and Prudhoe