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
Haines Highway paving brings 20-minute waits at mileposts 20-25 through Sunday
Paving between mileposts 20 and 25 on the Haines Highway is holding traffic up to 20 minutes, with flaggers and pilot cars working 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Sunday, Sept. 13. Klukwan access is limited Saturday, and the Middle Road entrance is closed.
by Walter AlaskaNews44m ago2 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews1d ago2 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews17h ago3 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
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 AlaskaNews2d ago2 min readAI
Ekwok's airport would host FAA weather and navigation equipment for 20 years, with comments due Sept. 11
Alaska DOT&PF has posted notice of a proposed 20-year, no-rent lease of land at Ekwok Airport to the FAA for navigation, communication and weather aids. State listings show the notice active Sept. 3, with the comment period running to Sept. 11.
by Bill AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
West Tudor Road down a lane each way through Sunday for asphalt patching
Alaska DOT&PF crews are patching asphalt on W Tudor Road near Cambridge Way, closing one left lane in each direction around the clock until 9:34 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
DOT&PF opens bidding to resurface Glacier Highway from Juneau's ferry terminal to South Lena
Alaska DOT&PF's Southcoast Region is taking sealed bids to resurface Glacier Highway from the Auke Bay Ferry Terminal to South Lena, a 2.4-mile stretch backed by an $8.8 million federal formula grant. The contractor furnishes all labor, materials and equipment.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Anchorage trails plan adds inland fallback route for stalled Kincaid-to-Potter Marsh trail
The 2026 Recreational Trails Plan says the South Coastal Trail extension from Kincaid Park to Potter Marsh is still blocked by mixed support from bluff-top property owners and unresolved routing inside the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge, so planners propose an inland alternate. The AMATS Technical Advisory Committee takes up the plan Thursday.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
$21 million for 29 miles of the road that supplies the North Slope
The Federal Highway Administration awarded Alaska DOT&PF a $21,082,014 formula grant covering resurfacing of 29 miles of the Dalton Highway plus work on nine bridges. The award period runs through Jan. 31, 2029.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Atlas Air would get five more acres of cargo ramp in Anchorage
Alaska DOT&PF opened a 30-day comment period Monday on a supplement to Atlas Air's land use permit at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, adding about 224,120 square feet of cargo ramp for six months at $38,847.47 a month. Comments are due Sept. 30.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Unalaska approves airport gate power line, with the state covering the cost
The Unalaska City Council on Aug. 25 authorized an electric utility line extension agreement with Alaska DOT&PF, supplying power for a state project to replace three vehicle access gates at Unalaska Airport. The engineer's estimate runs between $1 million and $2.5 million, with work due Aug. 15, 2027.
by Melinda Communities.Newsadded 1w ago1 min readAI
Federal grant of $3.6 million funds seismic retrofits on eight Interior Alaska bridges
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $3,640,299 to Alaska DOT&PF to seismically retrofit eight bridges on the Richardson, Parks, Edgerton and Old Richardson highways, with the award period running through April 30, 2029.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Comment open on Pilot Station Airport permit for mail-delivery ATV storage
Alaska DOT&PF is proposing a five-year permit letting Riverside Apartments, LLC place a shipping container on 4,600 square feet at Pilot Station Airport to store an ATV used to help deliver mail. Comments and competing applications are due by 4:30 p.m. Sept. 28.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min readAI
Comment closes Thursday on 18-year rent-free FAA lease at Chenega Bay Airport
Alaska DOT&PF is weighing an 18-year, no-rent lease letting the FAA own the junction box and underground lines that power Chenega Bay's automated weather station. Comment closed Thursday at 4:30 p.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Federal grant of $1.63 million funds Muddy Creek bridge on the Glenn Highway
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $1,634,500 to Alaska DOT&PF to replace a seasonally plugged 10-foot culvert at Muddy Creek, Glenn Highway Milepost 94, with a bridge. The award period runs through July 31, 2028, and the work includes a temporary highway detour.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority's first boat is getting a refit
The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $526,433 to Alaska DOT&PF to refurbish the MV Prince of Wales, the Inter-Island Ferry Authority vessel running daily between Hollis and Ketchikan, for regulatory compliance and passenger-space upgrades, with an award period ending June 30, 2028.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min readAI
Federal grant of $545,820 funds Geist Road and Chena Pump Road corridor study
The Federal Highway Administration has awarded $545,820 to Alaska DOT&PF for a corridor study of Geist Road and Chena Pump Road from University Avenue to Chena Small Tracts Road, running through July 31, 2027.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min readAI
Five Alaska bridges are getting new lights, above and below
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $154,649 to Alaska DOT&PF to replace aviation obstruction and marine navigation lighting on bridges in Juneau, Sitka, Kodiak, Dutch Harbor and Kotzebue with LED systems, with the award period ending Dec. 31, 2026.
by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min readAI
A vehicle fire shut a Richardson Highway lane Thursday morning
Alaska 511 reported a vehicle fire near mile marker 349 of the Richardson Highway at 9:04 a.m. Thursday, prompting a lane closure in all directions with police and ambulance on scene. The closure is listed through 11 a.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
AIDEA commits $25 million to drill under the West Susitna road
AIDEA committed up to $25 million to drill under the proposed West Susitna road, naming the Nova Minerals, U.S. GoldMining and Terra Energy projects it would serve.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Three Merbok-damaged stretches of the Nome-Council Highway are finally getting permanent repairs
The Federal Highway Administration awarded Alaska DOT&PF three grants totaling $2,417,398 for permanent repairs to storm-damaged segments of the Nome-Council Highway, with all three awards running through April 1, 2028.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
A $1.5 billion Seward Highway rebuild goes to public comment Sept. 22
Alaska DOT&PF will take public comment from Sept. 22 to Oct. 22 on the Safer Seward Highway rebuild, starting with a meeting at Anchorage's Loussac Library and a virtual session the next night. The four-lane plan is estimated at more than $1.5 billion.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
State begins emergency repairs at Skagway ferry terminal with no reopening date
Skagway remains without state ferry service as the state works under an emergency contract to repair its ferry terminal, closed since Aug. 15 after cracks appeared in the abutment.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago2 min readAI
A crash closed a lane of the Seward Highway on Wednesday afternoon
A motor vehicle accident closed the southbound lane of the Seward Highway at Mile 24.5 on the Kenai Peninsula on Wednesday afternoon, with law enforcement on scene directing traffic through the alert window ending at 5:30 p.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Dalton Highway repairs begin Wednesday, narrowing it to one lane
Permanent repairs to the Dalton Highway washout at Milepost 315.5 begin Wednesday at 6 a.m., narrowing the North Slope supply route to one lane with 24-hour flagging and delays up to 20 minutes between Mileposts 314.5 and 316.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Anchorage may have paid the state's traffic-signal power bill for 20 years
Internal Audit Report 2026-05 found Anchorage's Traffic Engineering Department did not track the actual electricity cost of state traffic signals it operates under a 2005 agreement, making it hard to tell if the city paid bills the state owed. The Assembly takes up the report Sept. 1.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min readAI
The state is studying a walking path between Naknek and King Salmon
Alaska DOT&PF gave notice Friday that it will begin engineering and environmental studies for a non-motorized pathway between Naknek and King Salmon, and will hold a public meeting before design work advances.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Two transit funding deadlines are open for Alaska providers this fall
Transit providers and human service agencies are encouraged to file an Intent to Apply by 4:30 p.m. Sept. 18 for Alaska Community Transit funding that moves seniors, riders with disabilities and Mental Health Trust beneficiaries. A separate national pilot grant closes Oct. 19.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
Alaska ferry system awarded more than $410 million in federal funding
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $410 million to the Alaska Marine Highway System across six applications, including $161.2 million for operations and $153.4 million to replace the M/V LeConte.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
Peterson Avenue closes this weekend for a utility line, detour in place
Peterson Avenue near Halibut Point Road closes Saturday and Sunday for a utility line installation, part of a six-week sidewalk and pedestrian lighting project.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Anchorage may move a national bike route off its highways and onto the coastal trails
Anchorage transportation planners are backing a change to reroute U.S. Bicycle Route 97 off the Seward and Glenn highways and onto the Coastal Trail, Ship Creek Trail and Old Glenn pathway.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Three years and three permits later, Ketchikan's airport ferry still has no backup berths
NOAA Fisheries has reissued the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities a marine mammal harassment permit for ferry berth construction in Tongass Narrows, the third since 2023. The state told the agency in June that no pile driving or drilling has occurred.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Skagway's ferry terminal is closed indefinitely for work the state planned as a one-week job
The Skagway Ferry Terminal is closed with no reopening date while crews replace six anchor chains, stabilize the float and repair a damaged concrete abutment.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Tok DMV closed Wednesday as Mukluk Fire evacuation continues
Every executive branch office at 1314 Alaska Highway in Tok, including the Division of Motor Vehicles site, is closed Wednesday under a mandatory evacuation tied to the Mukluk Fire. Telework staff keep working, and 24-hour safety roles stay on duty.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Judge asked to rule by Aug. 31 on whether King Cove road work can begin
Conservation groups want a ruling by Aug. 31 blocking ground work on the King Cove road, after two lawsuits over the federal wetlands permit were consolidated.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
DOT says cameras don't read plates; vendor policy allows video storage
Alaska's DOT says temporary cameras in Palmer, Wasilla and Anchorage count pedestrians and vehicles, not license plates. The vendor's materials support that, but leave open questions about stored video.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
Alaska's trail grants reopen, with up to $100,000 on the table
Alaska DOT&PF opens its FY2027 Multi-Use Trails grant round Aug. 19. The program reimburses up to 90 percent of eligible costs, but applicants must post a local public notice by Sept. 29 before the Oct. 30 application deadline.
by Alaska News3w ago2 min readAI
Ketchikan's long rebuild of the road toward Saxman inches ahead, with a waterside path and a tangle over land
Two Federal Highway Administration formula grants totaling about $2.3 million fund lighting and a sidewalk bulbout at Stedman and Deermount streets in Ketchikan, and reconstruction plus a waterside path along South Tongass between Saxman and Surf Street.
by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min readAI