Alaska's state transportation agency, responsible for highways, airports, harbors, and the Alaska Marine Highway System. Publishes road projects, airport bids, and ferry schedules statewide.
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Ryan Anderson
“Director Pinon hit on it a bit with the budget and the cost of energy and how that just goes across the board, you know, to so many different things, because when the cost of energy picks up everything, the cost of everything goes up. And so working through that, I think, is going to be important for us”20260522 Commissioner All-Staff- · May 22, 2026
Fairbanks-area plan projects draw $13 million in federal road money; award records give no build dates
Twelve federal obligations totaling about $13 million funded Fairbanks-area plan projects, including paths, three city signals and street resurfacing. The award records give no construction dates; larger Fairbanks-area awards, including $29.3 million for a Chena bridge, came the same weeks.
by Walter AlaskaNews25m ago1 min read
Federal records show $142 million in highway grants for four Sterling Highway projects
Federal Highway Administration grants top $142 million for Sterling Highway projects: Cooper Landing bypass, Sterling safety corridor and MP 43-56 resurfacing.
by Walter AlaskaNews6h ago2 min read
Anchorage airport passenger traffic grows 9% as Fairbanks holds steady, state report says
Ted Stevens Anchorage International passenger traffic up 9% in first half of 2026 while Fairbanks holds steady; Anchorage cargo up 11%, new hotel and noise study.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago2 min read
Whittier Tunnel to close Saturday for USS Ted Stevens commissioning; guests must ride bus or train
Whittier Tunnel closes 7 am to 3 pm Oct. 3 for the USS Ted Stevens commissioning; guests ride buses from Anchorage's Dena'ina Center. Parking, security, ship tours.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago3 min read
FAA awards $19.6 million to replace worn-out lighting and signs at Haines Airport
FAA awards $19.6 million grant to Alaska DOT&PF for Haines Airport runway and taxiway lighting, rotating beacon, snow removal building; construction set for 2027.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago2 min read
Big Lake's trail groomers are asking the state for a snowmachine
Big Lake Trails is seeking state Recreational Trails Program money for a grooming snowmachine, having groomed about 40 miles of trail since 2008.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago1 min read
State's draft road plan puts about $551 million into Kenai Peninsula projects; comments due Oct. 29
Draft 2027-2030 Alaska STIP funds Kenai Peninsula road projects including the Cooper Landing bypass, Sterling safety corridor and Anchor Point highway; comments due Oct. 29.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 3d ago4 min read
Prince William Sound faces a winter without ferry service as the Aurora is overhauled
Prince William Sound ferry: Aurora overhaul leaves Valdez, Cordova and Whittier with little or no winter service; state plans docks in Cordova, Tatitlek and Chenega.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min read
Lawmakers press state on Safer Seward Highway project's size and funding as DOT reopens comment
Safer Seward Highway project: lawmakers question the four-lane plan's size and funding as DOT reopens its environmental comment period and cites crash data.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago3 min read
Alaska will spend up to $250,000 studying a ferry terminal in Hyder
Alaska DOT&PF is seeking bids on a $200,000 to $250,000 feasibility study for a ferry terminal in Hyder, a community the marine highway does not currently serve.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago2 min read
Federal grant of $310,307 funds condition survey of Alaska's ferry fleet
Federal money will fund a condition survey of Alaska Marine Highway vessels as the low bid to replace the 1964 Tustumena came in $49 million over budget.
by Melinda Communities.News5d ago1 min read
Wasilla commissioner asks if city should pause commercial development
A Wasilla planning commissioner asked whether the city should halt new commercial development until state road funding problems are resolved. The chair disagreed.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min read
Left lane closed on O'Malley Road northbound until 4 p.m. Tuesday
The left northbound lane of O'Malley Road near O'Malley Centre Drive is closed Tuesday until 4 pm for guardrail and fencing repair in Anchorage.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Homer's tsunami evacuation route is being raised and widened
Federal highway money will rebuild Kachemak Drive, a designated tsunami evacuation route in Homer, raising and widening the road from the Sterling Highway east.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min read
Alaska's $7.74 billion transportation plan is open for public comment
Alaska DOT&PF is taking public comment through Oct. 29 on the Draft 2027-2030 STIP, which counts at least $7.74 billion in planned transportation spending.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Flaggers still at Richardson Highway MP 210 as rock blasting wraps up
Blasting crews cleared the last of an unstable rock outcrop at Milepost 210 of the Richardson Highway, where flaggers and pilot cars still control traffic.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
The Dalton closes completely Tuesday morning for culvert work
Alaska DOT&PF will close all lanes of the Dalton Highway from mile marker 3 to 6 from 7 a.m. to about noon Tuesday to replace a culvert at the bottom of the 5-Mile grade, with one-lane flagged traffic and a 15 mph limit until roughly 3 p.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Ninth Circuit lets King Cove road work continue while appeal runs into November
Crews continue building the first 2.8 miles of the King Cove to Cold Bay road after the Ninth Circuit denied Defenders of Wildlife's motion to halt work.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Seward Highway and Tudor Road interchange design study goes to Anchorage hearing Nov. 2
Alaska's transportation department plans to replace the Seward Highway and Tudor Road interchange bridge, with a Planning and Zoning Commission hearing set for Nov. 2.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Draft Southeast plan omits Juneau-Skagway road, comment closes Oct. 19
Alaska's draft Southeast transportation plan omits the Juneau Access road entirely, with public comment on the 20-year plan closing Oct. 19.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago3 min read
Cordova's winter ferry hope hinges on a Whittier dock question
Cordova's mayor says an extra winter ferry sailing would have to use a Whittier cruise dock that may not be able to unload vehicles, blunting its value.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Van Horn Road is closed at University Avenue with no detour posted
Van Horn Road at University Avenue in Fairbanks is fully closed for paving operations, with no detour posted and no estimated reopening time from the state.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Rezanof Drive closes nightly in downtown Kodiak through September
Rezanof Drive in downtown Kodiak closes nightly from 6 pm to 6 am between Marine Way and Jack Hinkle Way through the end of September, with a detour onto Shelikof Street.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min read
Four miles of Skagway's only road out have no money in the state's plan
One stage of the $158 million Klondike Highway rebuild, the four miles nearest the Canadian border, carries no funding in Alaska's draft transportation plan.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read
Students wait for the bus on the shoulder of Rabbit Creek Road
Both design options for the Rabbit Creek Road rehabilitation include a separated pathway, on a corridor where students now wait for buses on the shoulder.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Alaska put $5.63 billion in road and ferry plans out for comment
Alaska's draft 2027-2030 transportation plan commits $5.63 billion to highways, bridges and ferries through 2030, with comments due Oct. 29.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Fire at Whittier's new cruise terminal forces ships from the dock
A fire at Whittier's Chugach Glacier Gateway Cruise Terminal burned aboard the tour boat Klondike Express Monday, forcing a cruise ship off the dock and closing the tunnel.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
South Anchorage council asks state and city for interim school-route safety projects
Alaska recorded 92 pedestrian deaths from 2016 through 2025, with last year the deadliest, as an Anchorage community council presses for sidewalks and crossings.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1w ago2 min read
Repairs begin on the Nome-Council Highway, four years after Merbok
Permanent repairs have begun on three Merbok-damaged stretches of the Nome-Council Highway, four years after the 2022 storm breached the road.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Unalaska wants the state to look at a ferry from Cold Bay during pollock season
Unalaska's City Council asked the state to study seasonal ferry service between Cold Bay and Unalaska during the pollock A season and as a backup to air travel.
by Bill AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min read
Downtown Wasilla would go one-way under an $83 million state program
The state opens bids Sept. 25 on a $50 million to $60 million construction contract within an $83 million downtown Wasilla program.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Left lane closed at mile 117 of New Seward Hwy until about 4 p.m.
Alaska 511 reports the left northbound lane of the New Seward Highway near mile marker 117 closed after an incident at 7:08 a.m. Saturday. The closure is planned to lift at 4 p.m. Severity is listed as minor, and drivers are told to slow down.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Flooding closes state vocational rehabilitation office in downtown Fairbanks
Flooding has closed the state Department of Labor office at 455 Third Ave. in downtown Fairbanks for Friday, Sept. 11, shutting the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation's Fairbanks branch to walk-ins. The branch phone line is 907-451-3150.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Anchorage keeps funding a $5 million median barrier on 5th Avenue
An Anchorage transportation committee voted 4-1 on Aug. 20 to keep funding a $5 million median barrier on 5th Avenue, rejecting an assembly member's amendment to strip the funding pending more community discussion.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Haines Highway paving means 20-minute waits through Sunday
Paving between mileposts 20 and 25 on the Haines Highway has drivers waiting up to 20 minutes through Sunday, with altered access at Klukwan on Saturday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
Federal record rates Ketchikan's Water Street viaduct 'Poor'
The Water Street viaduct in downtown Ketchikan, carrying 14,000 vehicles a day, is rated poor, but the state is funding only repairs, not replacement.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Skagway Ferry Terminal Set to Reopen After 26-Day Closure
Skagway's ferry terminal is due to reopen today after a 26-day closure that pushed vehicle traffic onto the highway through Canada. Crews repaired all 19 anchor chains, the scope of a state project advertised for bids in July, three weeks before the terminal shut.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read
A Fairbanks entrance is closed while crews build a year-round bike path
Alaska DOT&PF has fully closed the main entrance of South University Avenue in Fairbanks from Sept. 8 through Sept. 14 for the University Avenue South Bicycle/Pedestrian Facility project. The Alaska 511 card lists no detour, no closure hours and no bike or pedestrian access details.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
The public dock at King Salmon Airport would stay open five more years
Alaska's transportation department proposes extending the Bristol Bay Borough's lease of the public dock at King Salmon Airport through 2030.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read
State proposes 55-year Adak Airport lease, competing bids due Oct. 8
Alaska DOT&PF has proposed leasing 6.6 acres at Adak Airport to Adak Development Group LLC for 55 years at $62,582.58 a year, for a hangar, aviation fuel sales and live seafood storage. Competing applications or objections are due by 4:30 p.m. Oct. 8.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read