Infrastructure

Assembly to weigh a helipad for military helicopters at the Port of Alaska

Anchorage's port could get its own helipad so Army and Air Force helicopters can deploy through it. The Assembly votes Wednesday on a deal worth up to $3.9M.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Kodiak spaceport looks for a site to make liquid oxygen for rockets from the air

Kodiak's spaceport wants to make its own liquid oxygen for rockets, literally out of thin air, and is looking for engineers to find the best spot for the plant.

by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min read

Federal agency seeks bids to replace a Far North Bicentennial Park trail bridge

The feds want bids by Dec. 1 to replace the North Gasline Trail bridge over Campbell Creek in Far North Bicentennial Park and add wetland boardwalks.

by Alaska News1w ago1 min read

Coast Guard orders $113.7 million water line replacement at Base Kodiak

The Coast Guard ordered $113.7 million in work to replace water lines at Base Kodiak, whose aging system supplies all its drinking and firefighting water.

by Melinda Communities.News1w ago2 min read

Contractor barged in whole plants to repair King Salmon's military airfield

No road to King Salmon, so a North Pole contractor barged in its own asphalt, concrete and rock-crushing plants to repair the military side of the airport.

by Bill AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kodiak wins $26 million for St. Herman Harbor but is still $45 million short

Kodiak won about $26 million to rebuild part of St. Herman Harbor, where 1982 floats are failing. It's still about $45 million short of a new harbor.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min read

North Pole needs $3.5 million to move its sewage outfall before daily fines start

After 13 or 14 years of back-and-forth with the state, North Pole must find $3.5 million to move its sewage outfall in about 3.5 years or face daily fines.

by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

State to show Kodiak residents options for replacing two cracked bridges

Two cracked bridges are the only road link between Kodiak and a neighborhood of about 800 beyond Womens Bay. The state shows replacement options Nov. 18.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Cordova to close part of Fourth Street Thursday and interrupt water service to fix a leak

Cordova closes Fourth Street between Browning and Council Thursday at 9am to fix a water leak. Use Davis Avenue as a detour, no end date given for repairs or water service interruptions.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

Alaskans have until Thursday to comment on the state's $7.74 billion transportation plan

Got opinions about Alaska's roads, ferries or trails? Thursday at 5 pm is the last chance to comment on the state's $7.74 billion four-year transportation plan.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min read

State proposes 50-year Deadhorse Airport lease for an oilfield camp and yard

The state wants to rent nearly 11 acres of Deadhorse Airport for 50 years for a camp and oilfield equipment yard. Rent: about $133,000 a year.

by Alaska News2w ago1 min read

FAA hires contractor to put a $1.6 million roof on McGrath's navigation beacon

The FAA is paying $1.6 million for a new roof on McGrath's radio navigation beacon, even as it drops an airway that ran from it and moves Alaska routes to GPS.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago1 min read

Whittier wins largest federal port grant as Alaska projects take nearly $105 million

Whittier's 73-year-old Army-built dock got $50.6 million for a replacement, the biggest port grant in the country this round. Alaska won the most of any state.

by Alaska News2w ago2 min read

Alaska is in line for the third-largest share of federal grid money among states

Alaska is in line for $32.8 million more in federal grid money, third most of any state. Earlier rounds went to snow-sagged lines and sinking permafrost.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Kodiak council votes Thursday on backing a 10-mile path along Rezanof Drive

Kodiak's council votes Thursday on backing a 10-mile paved path along Rezanof Drive, the day the state stops taking comments on the plan that lists it.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak's proposed path to Bells Flats makes the state's draft plan, with design money only

A new Deering school is estimated at $64 million, and the building isn't funded yet

Northwest Arctic's school district puts a new Deering school at $64 million, with $6 million to start. The building, utilities and teacher housing are unfunded.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago3 min readFrom Sep 29

Nova Minerals plans antimony refinery beside federally funded Port MacKenzie rail line

Nova Minerals will build a rail siding linking its antimony refinery to the federally funded Port MacKenzie rail extension.

by Melinda Communities.News2w ago3 min readFrom Oct 21

Petro Marine wants a new Wrangell fuel dock, saying its floats nearly touch bottom

Petro Marine says its Wrangell fuel floats nearly touch bottom at low tide, which isn't great for fuel barges. It wants to tear them out and build new ones.

by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read

Cape Blossom Road closes for second stage of project to cut Kotzebue freight costs

The road south of Kotzebue toward Cape Blossom is closed for the second stage of construction on a project meant to cut freight costs for the region.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Corps proposes raising and rebuilding Ketchikan's Bar Harbor breakwaters

Army Corps plans to raise and rebuild Ketchikan's deteriorating Bar Harbor breakwaters, protecting moorage for 520 fishing boats. Public comments on the draft plan are due Nov. 21.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau Assembly to consider $10 million loan for Glacier Highway water main

Juneau's Assembly will weigh a $10 million state loan to replace a leaky 45-year-old water main, ideally before the state repaves the highway on top of it.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau would borrow up to $24.7 million for the Seawalk and let cruise fees repay it

Juneau wants to borrow up to $24.7 million to stretch its Seawalk to the far cruise dock. Cruise passengers' $3 fee would pay it back, not local taxes.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Kivalina, Wales and Eek lead off $100 million push to replace village fuel tanks

AVEC says contractors headed to Kivalina, Wales and Eek this summer to start new fuel tank farms, first of 10 villages in a $100 million grant ending July 2028.

by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago4 min read

AIDEA board approves $75 million fiber company, bars partners on restricted lists

AIDEA's board created a $75 million company to buy into undersea fiber, hoping Alaska can stop being what the resolution calls a "data cul-de-sac."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago3 min read

Follows: AIDEA board to vote on a $75 million company to invest in undersea internet cables

Cordova asks residents to push state to fully fund two road projects in 2027

Cordova's public works director wants residents to give the state "that little extra nudge" to fully fund two shovel-ready road projects. Comments end Oct. 29.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Ketchikan viaduct repairs slip to 2030, the second delay since August

Ketchikan viaduct repairs slid from 2027 to 2028 and now 2030, and a draft state plan would spend $10.25 million designing a partial Water Street replacement.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Mat-Su manager tallies $386 million in outside grants, led by $249 million rail award

Mat-Su Borough is getting $386 million in outside grants, led by $249 million to finish the Port MacKenzie rail extension.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Three Alaska telecoms lay out plans for $353 million in federal broadband grants

Three telecoms holding $353 million in federal broadband grants told an Anchorage business crowd where they'll build. One expects to finish by 2030.

by Melinda Communities.News3w ago2 min read

Sitka delays Lake Street reopening and Monastery Street 'Do Not Enter' signs

Sitka has delayed reopening Lake Street, pushing back new "Do Not Enter" signs at two Monastery Street entrances. The road could reopen as early as next week, weather permitting.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read

Duffy announces $250 million federal grant to finish Port MacKenzie rail link

Duffy brought $250 million to finish the Port MacKenzie rail link, started in 2013, and promised to have dirt turning by spring at "Trump speed."

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Juneau closes Calhoun Avenue pedestrian bridge a year after setting aside money to replace it

Juneau closed the Calhoun Avenue pedestrian bridge as unsafe. A year ago it set aside $750,000 to replace it in 2026. None was spent through July.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 10

Fish and Game names low bidder for $3.58 million Susitna Landing boat launch rebuild

Fish and Game picked Nodak Electric & Construction's $3.58 million bid to rebuild Susitna Landing boat launch on the Kashwitna River in Willow.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Jul 22

Petersburg voters approve up to $3.3 million to finish a backup diesel generator

Petersburg voters OK'd up to $3.3 million, 709 to 366, for a backup diesel generator the borough says it needs before standby power falls short.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readFrom Oct 6

Kodiak's floatplane base needs a new dock, and engineers will offer two ways to build it

The dock where every visiting floatplane parks at Kodiak's Trident Basin is sinking. Engineers will show the city two ways to rebuild it Wednesday.

by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Kodiak council takes final vote Thursday on $5.6 million in loans for Aleutian Homes pipes

Kodiak votes Thursday on $5.6 million in state loans for decades-old Aleutian Homes pipes. The finance director says a utility rate study is needed soon.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak council takes up $5.6 million in state loans for Aleutian Homes pipes

AIDEA board to vote on a $75 million company to invest in undersea internet cables

Alaska's internet leans on four undersea cables, two of them 27 years old. AIDEA could put up to $75 million toward replacing them, and maybe reaching Asia.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Aleutians East Borough seeks contractors to repair Cold Bay Dock, closed since August

Cold Bay's dock, the town's only fuel source, has been closed since August. The borough wants repair bids now; a new dock isn't due until 2030.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approves $4.2 million hospital chiller replacement

Kodiak Island Borough Assembly approved $4.2 million in contracts to replace the failing chiller at Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center.

by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago2 min read

Follows: Kodiak Island Borough Assembly to vote on $4.2 million hospital chiller contracts

A second power link to Kenai would run under Cook Inlet

Alaska wants a second power line between Kenai and Anchorage, under Cook Inlet's tides and ice. First it needs builders, and $142.5 million more.

by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read

Corps has no 2027 maintenance dredging money for Nome yet, port director says

The Corps hasn't budgeted 2027 maintenance dredging for Nome and several other Alaska ports. Anchorage got its money. Nome says "all is not lost."

by Bill AlaskaNews4w ago3 min read