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
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 AlaskaNews3w 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 AlaskaNews3w 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 AlaskaNews3w 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 AlaskaNews3w 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 3w 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 AlaskaNews3w 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 AlaskaNews3w 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 3w 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 News1mo 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.News1mo ago2 min readAI
Overnight drilling comes to Ketchikan's aging viaducts, part of a plan to repair them now and replace them later
Crews will drill overnight on Ketchikan's Water Street and Tongass Avenue viaducts in late August, gathering data for a phased state plan to repair the 1950s structures now and replace them later.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Anchorage airport would let CLEAR sell a faster security line
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport proposed a concession agreement with CLEAR for paid expedited security screening. Objections are due Sept. 13.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Nome buses roll as Steadman Street reopening goes unconfirmed
Steadman Street in Nome was expected to reopen around Aug. 14 after a reconstruction for ADA-compliant sidewalks, days before Nome Public Schools bus service resumes Monday for the first day of school. Shoulder work continues.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The state wants $293M to rebuild 5th and 6th, but the funding isn't settled
The AMATS Policy Committee is scheduled to vote Thursday on a DOT&PF request to split the 5th and 6th Avenue rebuild in two and program $262.5 million for the downtown segment, $52.5 million less than the attached cost estimate's recommended placeholder.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska will build software to help inspect its bridges
The Federal Highway Administration awarded $126,917 to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities, based in Juneau, to develop and field-validate computer vision tools that help inspectors detect and measure bridge defects. The work is due by Dec. 31, 2026.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Skagway ferry port closed indefinitely; state gives no repair timeline
The Alaska Marine Highway System has closed the port of Skagway until further notice and suspended all ferry service, citing major structural damage at its docking facility. The undated web alert gives no cause, no timetable and no repair estimate.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Hoonah and Ketchikan dock projects renew marine mammal permits without breaking ground
NOAA Fisheries renewed marine mammal permits for Hoonah's cargo dock and Ketchikan's ferry berths through August 2027. Neither project has started construction.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Trucks keep hitting the Tudor Road overpass. The rebuild is years out
The Federal Highway Administration obligated another $912,130 on Aug. 4 to the Seward Highway and Tudor Road interchange reconstruction, the first addition since 2023. Environmental document approval and 35 percent design review are both due this month.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
An FAA cleanup contract for Gustavus, most of it at Metlakatla
The FAA awarded Brice Solutions, LLC of Anchorage nearly $8.9 million in three contracts this month for soil remediation and site investigations at former agency properties, including the Woody Island and Kodiak control tower sites and the former FAA tank farm at Gustavus.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
Crews dug out Alaska's remote seasonal highways for summer, meeting in the middle of the Denali
Alaska's transportation department cleared the Denali, Taylor and Top of the World highways and a dozen other remote roads for summer, funded by a $1.25 million federal grant.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Nearly four years on, Alaska has been paid 15 percent of Merbok's $90.9 million
Nearly four years after Typhoon Merbok, only 15% of FEMA's rebuild money for western Alaska has been paid out, as the Sept. 30 deadline nears and projects risk losing money.
by Lucas Brown1mo ago3 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska will test whether Starlink can keep its road crews online in the bush
The Federal Highway Administration awarded Alaska DOT&PF $159,953 to evaluate Starlink for its statewide equipment fleet and emergency operations, with the work due by Dec. 31, 2026. The project also requires a formal department usage policy.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago1 min readAI
A $1.8M grant to plan safer paths near Cantwell, with two catches
A $1.8 million federal Rural and Tribal Assistance grant will fund preliminary engineering and environmental work for separated walking and biking paths along the Parks Highway between mileposts 203 and 259. Two federal records list different recipients: Alaska DOT&PF and the Denali Borough.
by Melinda Communities.News1mo ago2 min readAI
A dollar-a-year lease would help stand up an American Legion post near Alaska's first state veterans cemetery
The Fairbanks North Star Borough is weighing a $1-a-year lease to establish an American Legion post in Salcha, near Alaska's first state veterans cemetery, a 257-acre site serving Interior veterans.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Akiachak is in line for fiber broadband, one of seven roadless villages getting wired
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska trains construction workers, then struggles to keep them
A state study found many Alaska construction tradespeople leave the trade within five years — a retention gap atop a skilled-worker shortage, even as demand outpaces the nation.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI