Katherine Keith
Deputy Commissioner, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
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AMATS committee kept Seward Highway project in draft plan after staff asked to remove it
AMATS committee voted to keep the Seward Highway project in Anchorage's draft 2052 transportation plan, against staff's wishes. Public comment on the draft runs through Dec. 3.
Alaskans have until Thursday to comment on the state's $7.74 billion transportation plan
“comments close October 29th this year at 5:00 PM”
Kodiak council votes Thursday on backing a 10-mile path along Rezanof Drive
“This will end on October 29th at 5:00 PM.”
Ketchikan viaduct repairs slip to 2030, the second delay since August
“In Ketchikan, we have waterfront viaducts that need to get replaced. They're back from the 1950s.”
Testifiers oppose West Susitna road and bridge in state's draft transportation plan
Two testifiers urged Alaska to drop the West Susitna road from its draft transportation plan, citing cost and opposition, while the transportation commissioner defended it as access to state land.
Sterling Highway to close overnight Wednesday between mileposts 45 and 47
“There's a total of $235 million of new work programmed over this 4 years with another major stage beginning in FY '27.”
State presents $5.63 billion transportation plan Tuesday, seeks public comment
“it takes usually 2 to 3 weeks for us to review comments”
Federal records show $142 million in highway grants for four Sterling Highway projects
“There's a total of $235 million of new work programmed over this 4 years with another major stage beginning in FY '27.”
Prince William Sound faces a winter without ferry service as the Aurora is overhauled
Prince William Sound faces a winter with little or no ferry service while the 1977-built Aurora is overhauled. New docks are the fix, and they're years away.
Lawmakers press state on Safer Seward Highway project's size and funding as DOT reopens comment
“we've reopened our environmental document public comment period”
Anchorage keeps funding a $5 million median barrier on 5th Avenue
“The funding is for vulnerable road users, which is not cars, it is people.”
Nearly four years on, Alaska has been paid 15 percent of Merbok's $90.9 million
“we go in and capture photos, and depending on the scope of work, we, we capture that with our own daily reports, um, all of which is required for FEMA.”
Anchorage faces federal funding freeze if transportation plan misses December deadline
Anchorage could lose the ability to start new road, trail, and transit projects in December — because the agency funding them can't agree on its border.
Anchorage planning boundary dispute unresolved between Assembly and state
Anchorage and the state have not resolved a dispute over the Metropolitan Planning Area boundary, and they must agree by December 29, 2026, or the region loses federal transportation funding.
A Seward Highway rebuild that doubled to $1.4 billion is back on Anchorage's plan, over objections
A Seward Highway rebuild that doubled to $1.4 billion is back on Anchorage's plan on a 3-2 vote, over objections about cost, priority and public input.
Alaska Proposes $4.4 Billion Synthetic Aviation Fuel Refinery Using Beetle-Killed Trees
“this would be roughly $4.85 a gallon”
