The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is currently accepting public comments on the 2020-2023 draft Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). Read More »

Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Commissioner John MacKinnon has appointed Mary Siroky acting deputy commissioner. Read More »

Two years after the official opening of the Road to Tanana, the road has brought down the cost of travel and freight to the middle Yukon. Read More »

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) reports strong air cargo growth for the first half of 2018. Read More »

As the debate over new energy-infrastructure projects garners headlines across the country, attention has turned to the safety record of oil and natural gas pipelines. Read More »

The U.S. Senate approved a comprehensive energy infrastructure bill this week on a bipartisan vote of 84-3. Read More »

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) said on Tuesday that Alaska Aviation Safety Project Manager Nicholas Mastrodicasa is receiving the U.S. Geological Survey's Henry Gannett Award. Read More »

Chinese conglomerate HNA Group Co. Ltd. has closed on its purchase of Swissport, one of the world's biggest aviation ground handling and cargo-service companies, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities said late last week. Read More »

Marc Luiken, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), recently named Dave Kemp the Central Region's new director. Read More »

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) in the Northern Region of the state recently scheduled six community-engagement meetings for local residents in Alaska’s interior. Read More »

After thorough review of an environmental impact study, the ADOT and Public Facilities is recommending the Gravina Access Project G4v as its preferred alternative to the Federal Highway Administration. The Gravina Access Project is designed to improve water transportation from Revillagigedo Island to Gravina Island, the location of the Ketchikan International Airport. Read More »

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Federal Highway Administration recently identified the construction plan for improvements to Sterling Highway. The Sterling Highway MP 45-60 Project will use the plan outline known as the G South Alternative. This plan calls for the construction of 5.5 miles of new alignment just north of Cooper Landing. Read More »

Alaska Commissioner Marc Luiken is urging motorists to drive with caution due to recent moose-related car accidents. As snow accumulates, moose move into lowland areas usually around highway areas, where they can travel and find food. ADOT and PF are asking motorists to be on the lookout for moose, especially during periods of darkness or during times of poor visibility. Read More »

The Alaska Marine Highway System, a branch of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, released a schedule for its community engagement meetings over the next several weeks. The purpose of the meetings is to discuss the fiscal challenges of the AMHS. All of the state agencies are collaborating to decrease their operating budgets because of low oil prices. Read More »

The Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport was recently named the second most efficient airport in a nationwide study. The study found that 0.7 percent of the flights that traveled through the airport in the last year had been cancelled. The airport also shows the lowest average departure delay, amounting to a mere seven minutes, of all the airports in the U.S. Read More »

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) said Monday it has opened the new West Dowling Extension between C Street and Minnesota Drive in Anchorage. The $47 million extension project was part of a complex, multiphased, multimodal connection designed to improve the east-west links throughout the Anchorage community. Read More »

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) recently announced Jeff Roach is the Fairbanks International Airport's new manager. Roach’s experience includes over 30 years with the aviation industry in Alaska. His most recent positions have been the Northern Region Planning Manager at ADOT&PF in the Aviation and Highways Department. Read More »

The State of Alaska International Airport System (AIAS) hosted its 2015 Alaska International Air Cargo Summit event in Shanghai, China on October 29. The purpose of the event was to improve international relations with China and create synergy throughout the Trans-Pacific market. This is the first time that AIAS has hosted its event outside of the State of Alaska. Read More »

Alaska officials cut the ribbon to open the new Aleknagik Wood River Bridge to motorists on Oct. 13. The bridge increases transportation safety by connecting Dillingham to Aleknagik and helping link local residents to businesses, schools and the airport. The local community is spread along both sides of Aleknagik Lake. Residents had to use snow machines and boats to commute. Read More »

The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 2016 summer schedule, which looks to improve ferry service to Alaskans, was released Tuesday for public review. The proposed schedule lasts from May 2016 until September 2016 and is available online through FerryAlaska.com. The review and comment period has been extended to accommodate more feedback. All comments must be submitted by November 3, 2015. Read More »