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
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Potter Drive designs test Anchorage guidance on in-street bike lanes
A DOT&PF concept report offers four designs to give Potter Drive its first sidewalks and bike facilities, and flags that Anchorage's street plan calls in-street bike lanes rare on industrial collectors while the AMATS Non-Motorized Plan recommends a separated bikeway there.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 News1mo ago2 min readAI
The road to Bear Valley Elementary would narrow, and won't fix the jam
A reconstruction of Mountain Air Drive by Bear Valley Elementary would narrow the road from 36 to 28 feet, and a memo says it won't resolve the school's pickup queuing.
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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska's freight system was built to ship oil out. Now it's about getting packages in.
A state freight memo finds Alaska's transportation network being pulled between declining oil pipeline throughput and surging e-commerce demand, with major stakes for ports, airports and rural supply.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 News1mo ago1 min readAI
Wasilla resident gets gas station to study sidewalk on school bus route
The Wasilla Planning Commission adopts written decisions Aug. 11 formalizing two conditional use permits approved July 28, including a gas station at 1451 W. Parks Highway now required to complete a state traffic study and ask the city about a W. Nicola Avenue sidewalk.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago1 min readAI
No heat closes Dillingham's job center counter early
The state's Bristol Bay Job Center at 527 Seward Street in Dillingham released staff at noon Tuesday, Aug. 4, because the building has no heat, cutting walk-in access to employment services for the rest of the day.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Interior Alaska's spring-thaw weight limits lift Wednesday for haulers
Alaska DOT&PF is lifting seasonal weight restrictions on all Northern Region roads at 8 a.m. Wednesday, August 5, letting commercial haulers on Interior, Cordova and Nome roads apply again for overweight permits.
by Alaska News1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Flames at Fairbanks airport this week are a drill, not an emergency
Large flames and smoke at Fairbanks International Airport Aug. 3-7 are part of a scheduled live-fire firefighting drill, not an emergency, amid a smoky Interior summer.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The jet bridges at the Anchorage airport are wearing out
The Anchorage airport is replacing its old, worn-out jet bridges a few gates at a time through 2028, paid for with federal money. Two more gates are up for bid now.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Anchorage historic panel objects to Seward Highway safety review it says skipped the city
The Anchorage Historic Preservation Commission objects to the Safer Seward Highway's federal historic review, saying the city was excluded and historic sites are at risk.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
North Slope phone co-op moves to keep its Deadhorse airport site
The Arctic Slope Telephone Association Cooperative would keep its equipment on Deadhorse Airport land five more years under a state lease extension. Comments due Aug. 31.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The state says Girdwood's Moose Meadow trails are trespassing
Alaska's transportation department says four Girdwood trails at Moose Meadow cross onto airport land without an easement, amounting to trespass, as a parks plan seeks a fix.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
The new Richardson Highway bridge takes shape at Mile 346
A crane contractor placed the last four girders Thursday on the Richardson Highway MP 346 Chena Flood Control bridge replacement. Pilot car operations run Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., through the end of August, with daytime lane reductions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Chena Small Tracts Road closed for the season as roundabout goes in
Chena Small Tracts Road closed through fall 2026 for roundabout construction at Chena Pump Road; Fairbanks detours via Palo Verde, Amherst and Dartmouth.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Whale permit for Ketchikan bridge counts down to the single animal
NMFS issued two incidental harassment authorizations for the Ward Creek Bridge replacement in Ketchikan, permitting limited disturbance of humpback whales through 2030.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo 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 AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A power outage closed Anchorage state offices, public assistance included
A power outage at the University Center in Anchorage forced all state offices at 4001 Ingra Street to close at 1 p.m. Thursday, cutting off in-person public services for the rest of the workday.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo 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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
A Parks Highway gas station, ahead of the state's traffic review
A conditional use permit for an 11,144-square-foot convenience store and gas station at 1451 W. Parks Highway goes before the Wasilla Planning Commission on July 28, but Alaska DOT&PF has directed the applicant to complete a Traffic Impact Analysis before highway access can be determined.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Calista seeks airport land at Kwethluk, Napakiak to bring hardwired broadband
Calista Corporation filed Tuesday for permits at two Y-K Delta airports to install communications shelters aimed at delivering hardwired broadband to Kwethluk and Napakiak, two roadless villages with limited connectivity.
by Alaska News2mo 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 AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI