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
Four years on, Alaska has been paid 15 percent of Merbok's $90.9 million
Federal records show $13.6 million of the $90.9 million obligated for Typhoon Merbok recovery has actually been paid to Alaska, with the grant's performance period ending September 30. A newer $5.6 million Halong grant is 1.3 percent paid, most of it booked to the state.
by Lucas Brown26m ago3 min readAI
Landslide on Canadian side closes Klondike Highway at the border
Alaska DOT&PF closed the Klondike Highway at the U.S./Canada border Tuesday evening after a landslide on the Canadian side, cutting Skagway's road link to the Yukon. The posted alert window runs until 6:55 p.m. Wednesday.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Old Chena Ridge Road closed for duration of roundabout construction
Alaska DOT&PF has fully closed Old Chena Ridge Road at the Chena Small Tracts Roundabout site, with the closure set to last as long as construction continues. The Friday notice names no end date and no detour route.
by Walter AlaskaNews10h ago1 min readAI
Collision closes northbound Richardson Highway at Milepost 352, detour via Badger Road
Northbound traffic on the Richardson Highway is blocked at Milepost 352 after a collision Tuesday morning, and Alaska DOT&PF is directing drivers to detour via Badger Road. The closure is expected to last several hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readAI
Alaska construction trades keep few of their workers, state-commissioned study finds
Alaska DOT&PF says its 2026 Alaska Construction Career Day in Palmer drew more than 850 students, 30-plus schools and 45 vendors. The 2027 event is set for Wednesday, April 7, with registration details due in December.
by Walter AlaskaNews2d ago1 min readAI
Akiachak could gain hardwired broadband under an airport permit, with comments due Sept. 10
Alaska DOT&PF proposes leasing about 625 square feet at Akiachak Airport to Calista Corporation for five years at $625 a year, so the corporation can install a communications shelter to deliver hardwired broadband to the village.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAI
It's July, and it's snowing on the road to the Arctic
Snow and ice closed in on Atigun Pass in late July, forcing chains on the Brooks Range crossing that is the only road link to Alaska's North Slope.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
King Cove road materials arrive on scene as local workers hit another milestone in the development of a contested project
A barge of equipment and materials for the King Cove-Cold Bay Road project has arrived in King Cove while local residents complete safety and commercial driver training for project work.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAI
Anchorage airport noise study weighs which measures to recommend; public comment Aug. 25
Anchorage residents living under flight paths can comment on the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport noise study when its Study Advisory Committee meets Tuesday, Aug. 25, in the North Terminal. Comments are also accepted online at ANC150NoiseStudy.com.
by Walter AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
A planned Anchorage road would cut into a Hillside couple's yard — so the commission hit pause
The Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to postpone approval of the 65% design for the state's Mountain Air Drive extension after two property owners testified the plan would cut 45 feet into their lot, take their only usable yard and force them to relocate their well.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago2 min readAI
Anchorage and Fairbanks airports finish swapping PFAS foam out of crash trucks
Alaska DOT&PF says the aircraft rescue and firefighting fleets at Ted Stevens Anchorage International and Fairbanks International have fully converted from PFAS-containing foam to fluorine-free foam, with sampling showing reductions of up to 99.999 percent in foam tanks.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago2 min readAI
Parks Highway drops to one lane at Nenana's Tanana River Bridge Aug. 18
State crews will close the right lane in both directions at the Tanana River Bridge in Nenana from 7 a.m. Aug. 18 through 6 p.m. Aug. 20 for a routine inspection, with work each day between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.
by Walter AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
Seward Highway closed both directions at Mile 69 after collision
A motor vehicle collision closed both lanes of the Seward Highway at Mile 69 in the Turnagain Pass area early Tuesday, according to an Alaska 511 alert. Emergency vehicles are on scene and the closure is expected to last at least one hour.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
NWS warns of snow, ice risk at Atigun Pass and along Dalton Highway tonight
A cold front sweeping the North Slope will bring all-snow conditions to Atigun Pass by 4 PM Thursday, with overnight temperatures dropping into the 20s and patchy ice possible by Friday morning on the only road connecting the North Slope to the rest of Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
A $1.5 billion Seward Highway plan pits safety against the Turnagain Arm viewshed
Anchorage's transportation advisory committee wants the $1.5 billion Safer Seward Highway project pulled from the long-range plan, calling it oversized; DOT&PF defends it as a safety corridor fix.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min readAI
West Petersville Road is washed out, and the creek won't let crews in
West Petersville Road is impassable in both directions at mile 17.5 after a washout at Kenny Creek, with no reopening timeline from state transportation officials.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Erosion is forcing Alaska to move the Noatak airport two miles west
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities features the Noatak Airport relocation in its Summer 2026 Plane Talk newsletter, describing a runway being moved out of the path of an eroding riverbank. Bids on the $80M to $90M project are due Aug. 13.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3d ago1 min readAI
A sinkhole swallowed a Seward Highway lane, and that lane is closed for a month
A sinkhole in the northbound left lane of the New Seward Highway near mile marker 117 has triggered a month-long lane closure starting Thursday, with Alaska DOT&PF drainage maintenance running 24 hours a day through August 24.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Sterling Highway closed in both directions at Milepost 164 after collision
A multiple-vehicle collision closed the Sterling Highway in both directions at Milepost 164 on Wednesday afternoon, according to a high-importance Alaska 511 alert. Traffic is detoured onto the Old Sterling Highway, and the closure is expected to last several hours.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
State proposes five-year lease extension for Noatak school site at airport
The Northwest Arctic Borough has asked the state to extend its lease on about 73,651 square feet at Noatak Airport for five more years at $10,826.70 a year, keeping the village school and its bulk fuel tank farm on state airport land.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min readAI
The state is drilling test holes for a Seward Highway fix, as a bigger $1.5 billion plan draws fire
As Alaska rebids a Seward Highway drilling contract, a far larger $1.5 billion rebuild draws fire from Anchorage's advisory committee, which calls it oversized.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago2 min readAI
Klondike Highway closes overnight near Skagway for rockfall work
Klondike Highway overnight closures near Skagway: full closure between mileposts 4.8 and 5.4 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. weeknights for rockfall stabilization work.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
As Anchorage cements its role as a global cargo hub, the growth is colliding with its neighbors
As Anchorage's airport cements its global cargo-hub role, e-commerce growth is fueling nighttime aircraft noise — and a federal study warns mitigation may shift the noise between neighborhoods, not end it.
by Alaska News1w ago2 min readAI
Rockslide blocks both lanes of North Tongass Hwy near Ward Cove
A rockslide near Cannery Creek blocked both lanes of North Tongass Highway in Ward Cove on Tuesday morning, cutting the primary road corridor serving Ketchikan's north side. Check Alaska 511 for current status before traveling.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Deadhorse airport upgrade will fill nearly 79 acres of wetlands with no mitigation
Airfield striping began overnight at Deadhorse Airport and the contractor is close to finishing borrow hauling to the Phase 3D infield, the final stretch of a drainage and wildlife-fence project at the North Slope's aviation gateway.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4d ago1 min readAI
A fish truck rolled on the Seward Highway, cutting off the road into town before the Fourth
An overturned semi hauling fish closed the Seward Highway at Mile 15 late Friday, cutting off the road into Seward for several hours ahead of the Fourth of July and Mount Marathon.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The 5th and 6th avenue rebuild just hit $370 million — and even planners are flagging "scope creep"
The rebuild of Anchorage's 5th and 6th avenues now carries a $370 million estimate with an unclear funding source, as planning staff flag concerns about scope creep and affordability.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Prius driver airlifted after T-bone crash at Moose Pass highway junction
A Toyota Prius ran a stop sign at the Seward and Sterling Highway intersection in Moose Pass on Sunday, July 5, and was struck by a semi-truck. The driver was helicoptered to Anchorage; both highways closed intermittently during extrication.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
Four ferries in the shop make for a lean Alaska winter
Coastal and island communities have until 5 p.m. AKST on July 22 to submit written comments on the Alaska Marine Highway System's draft winter 2026/27 schedule, with two virtual public hearings set for July 23, and the agency is specifically asking residents to flag local events so service can be planned around them.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Northern Region roads return to full summer loads Friday
Most state-maintained roads in Alaska's Northern Region lift seasonal weight restrictions at 8 a.m. Friday, July 10, allowing commercial haulers to resume overweight permit applications. Tofty Road, the freight route to Tanana, stays restricted at 75% of legal axle load with no overloads.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Fairbanks: Old Chena Ridge Road and Transfer Site access close July 27 for season
Chena Small Tracts Road is already closed for the 2026 season for roundabout construction, and Old Chena Ridge Road plus the Transfer Site access will follow on July 27, remaining shut through the end of the construction season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
King Cove finally gets its road, and the lawsuits are still coming
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the last federal permit needed for the King Cove–Cold Bay road on July 10, clearing the way for construction to begin within 30 days after more than three decades of advocacy and litigation.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Rockfall risk added to Anchorage flood watch as second rain round targets Monday commute
NWS Anchorage warns that a second round of moderate to heavy rain is likely to hit the Anchorage Bowl during Monday's morning commute, falling on already saturated ground and raising the risk of rockfalls along the Seward Highway south of Anchorage. The Flood Watch runs from 4 AM through Monday evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
Parks Highway delays ease on one stretch, but not the next
Alaska DOT&PF says the Parks Highway between Milepost 322 and 325 is open to free-flow traffic now that a temporary haul crossing is finished, though crews remain in the work zone Monday through Saturday and diversions continue just south.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Nome is becoming America's first deepwater port in the Arctic
Construction is underway to turn the Port of Nome into America's first Arctic deepwater port, a ~$600M project backed by federal and state funds to handle icebreakers and large ships.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
$2.2 million in federal trail money will fund 15 Alaska projects
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.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Winter ferry bookings open on the system that's the only road many Alaska towns have
Alaska Marine Highway System opened reservations Wednesday for winter sailings running Oct. 1, 2026 through April 30, 2027 on Southeast, Southwest and Prince William Sound routes, a schedule built around four vessel overhauls that thin the fleet.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
State would lease airport land at 18 cents a foot until 2076
Alaska proposes a 50-year lease of nearly two acres at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport to a cargo operator at 18 cents per square foot. Comments due Aug. 27.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
A separated path toward Hatcher Pass would get walkers and cyclists off Palmer-Fishhook Road's dangerous shoulders
A planned 8.5-mile separated pathway would give walkers and cyclists a protected route along Palmer-Fishhook Road toward Hatcher Pass, at an estimated $4.5 million.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
State weighs 19-year rent-free FAA lease at Hooper Bay Airport
Alaska DOT&PF is deciding whether to sign a 19-year, no-rent lease letting the FAA build and maintain navigation, communication and weather aids at Hooper Bay Airport. The public comment window closed Aug. 4.
by Alaska News1w ago1 min readAI