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.
The Alaska Division of Forestry holds two parcels at McGrath Airport for wildfire suppression operations under leases ADA-07664 and ADA-07665. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is seeking non-competitive five-year extensions on both parcels, and the public has until 4:30 p.m. July 27 to submit comments.
Thoma-Sea Marine Constructors of Louisiana submitted a bid of just under $350 million Tuesday to build a new ocean-class ferry for the Alaska Marine Highway System, replacing a vessel that has served remote Southcentral and Aleutian communities since 1964.
Street demolition, excavation, and backfill work are set to begin this week on Steadman Street in Nome, with one project barge already docked and a second expected soon as Alaska DOT&PF's ADA reconstruction project advances along a segment of the corridor.
A landslide closed the Dalton Highway in both directions between mile markers 230 and 231 Monday morning, according to Alaska 511. Crews are en route; the planned reopening window runs to approximately 8 p.m. Alaska time.
A motor vehicle collision closed Kalifornsky Beach Road at Mile 3 near Kasilof on Monday afternoon, with several emergency vehicles on scene. The Alaska 511 alert was active from 12:10 p.m. to approximately 2:09 p.m. AKDT on June 29.
A mudslide hit the Parks Highway near mile marker 212 Monday, forcing one-lane traffic control in both directions. Alaska 511 lists cleanup as scheduled to wrap by noon Alaska time.
A motor vehicle crash has closed the Richardson Highway in both directions at milepost 210, according to an official Alaska 511 alert issued Sunday. The alert covers the Delta, Fairbanks, Mat-Su, and Tok regions and advises travelers the closure is in effect until further notice.
Alaska's DOT&PF awarded more than $2.2 million to 15 trail projects statewide in the first grant cycle under its new ATLAS program. See who got funded.
Alaska is seeking a five-year lease extension for the McGrath Fire Base, a roadless, air-only outpost that protects 66.6 million acres of Southwest Alaska from wildfire.
Alaska DOT&PF will close the Richardson Highway off-ramp to the Mitchell Expressway all day Saturday, June 27, from 6 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. for scheduled maintenance. Drivers should use alternate routes and allow extra travel time.
Alaska DOT&PF opened bidding Thursday for a new heated snow removal equipment building at Mountain Village Airport, a federally funded project estimated between $5 million and $10 million that directly affects winter flight access for a remote YK Delta community.
Alaska wants to permanently designate 154 acres near the Richardson Highway as a gravel source. A public comment window closing July 22 is the only formal chance to weigh in.
The Alaska DOT&PF is accepting public comment through July 25 on a proposed 50-year land lease at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport for Northstar Holdings LLC, covering float, ski, and wheel-plane operations central to bush aviation access.
The Glenn Highway's right inbound lane is closed between mile 27 and 26 for guardrail and fencing repairs until 4:30 PM Thursday. Expect a single-lane merge toward Anchorage.
Alaska DOT&PF warned candidates Thursday that placing campaign signs within state highway right-of-ways violates state and federal law, and the agency will actively remove noncompliant signs, prioritizing those near intersections and driveways.
The carrier is locking in five more years at Nome Airport and broadening its authorized uses at Unalakleet to cover all Part 135 air taxi operations. Both moves support scheduled service across western Alaska.
Two bridge inspections on the Denali Highway will close all lanes intermittently starting Monday, causing delays up to an hour at each site. The work affects one of Alaska's most scenic remote routes during early summer travel season.
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities announced Tuesday it is distributing more than $2.2 million in federal trail funding to 15 projects across Alaska under its new ATLAS initiative, with one Petersville project receiving only partial funding and raising questions for the community about what comes next.
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will continue operating under financial strain in fiscal year 2027 after the Legislature restored only half of a $5 million operating budget cut, leaving the agency to manage equipment fleet, utilities, and fuel costs through continued cost-saving measures.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities opened Archangel Road in Hatcher Pass for the season, restoring vehicle access to the Reed Lakes Trailhead and surrounding alpine recreation areas.
Two major reconstruction projects on the Parks Highway between Milepost 319 and 325 are running 24-hour flagging and pilot car operations with active blasting in cuts, creating extended delays for travelers on Alaska's primary Anchorage-Fairbanks route through the Nenana Canyon corridor.
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough Assembly unanimously approved transferring nine borough-owned parcels along the Matanuska River to the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities to enable faster erosion protection construction and more flexible emergency response.
The state transportation department wants to give the Federal Aviation Administration two decades of rent-free access to install navigational equipment at Kobuk, Beaver, and Pilot Station airports. Public comment windows close this week.
DOT&PF is seeking public comment by June 4 on a zero-rent, 20-year agreement giving FAA control of airport land for navigation aids—a decision that locks in federal use without lease revenue and may limit future flexibility for the small Interior village's only air link.
A bicycle sales and rental business at Talkeetna Airport is seeking a five-year lease extension under a state process that bypasses competitive bidding, with public comments due July 9.
The Federal Aviation Administration is installing weather and navigation systems at Chefornak Airport under an amended state lease that extends federal use of airport land through 2044 at no cost.
DOT&PF's public comment period on how non-metropolitan communities influence statewide transportation planning closes June 7, giving rural Alaska officials and residents just over a week to weigh in on a process that affects 56% of the state where no local elected officials exist.
A major airport infrastructure project in Alaska's most remote commercial hub is experiencing weather-related delays just as the brief Arctic construction season begins, highlighting the challenges of building in extreme northern conditions.
Four phases of the Fairview Bypass—a grade-separated parkway along Merrill Field's southeast edge—moved into short-term programming in the 2052 MTP at $220.5 million, the largest single corridor project in the plan.
The northbound Glenn Highway bridge closed April 18 for 45 days of deck preservation work, routing all traffic onto the southbound span with reduced speed limits and shifting lane configurations. The closure also shut the Birchwood Loop Road on-ramp through June 2, forcing drivers to detour via Old Glenn Highway.
Alaska DOT&PF programmed four phases of the Fairview Bypass project into the 2052 transportation plan Thursday with combined construction costs of $220.5 million. The programming follows completion of a planning study that selected a parkway route through public land.
Alaska DOT&PF imposes seasonal weight restrictions ranging from 50 to 100 percent of legal axle load on Central Region roads starting June 1 to protect pavement during spring thaw.
Contractors have installed 3,500 linear feet of insulation board for a wildlife perimeter fence at Deadhorse Airport as part of drainage and safety improvements at the North Slope facility.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is proposing five-year extensions on two airport land leases at Dahl Creek Airport for Ambler Metals LLC, processed under a state statute that allows extensions without competitive bidding. Kobuk-region residents have until July 27 to submit written comments.
Alaska DOT&PF Northern Region issued an RFP Friday for construction administration services on the Nunam Iqua Airport Improvements project, with an estimated contract value of $2 million to $4.99 million and a performance window running through December 2029. Proposals are due July 20.
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