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Alaska DOT to close maintenance stations due to limited operating budgets
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) plans to close or “reduce operations” at five of its maintenance stations due to “declining operating budgets.” The agency reports a 22-percent reduction—$60 million—in its general fund since last year, which hamstrings it in maintaining and operating roads, airports and ferries. Stations to be closed include: […]
October 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Alaska DOT seeks public input on transportation policy plan
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is seeking public comment on its draft 2016 update to its long-range transportation policy plan known as Let’s Keep Moving 2036. This plan, which provides updates over the 2008 plan, adds a performance-based approach to transportation planning, includes updated federal requirements and gives recommendations based on […]
September 13, 2016
Roadbuilding
Flood-damaged Dalton Highway reopens to traffic in Alaska
The Dalton Highway, the only road between the North Slope oil fields and Fairbanks, Alaska, reopened June 5 as planned, following an 18-day closure for repairs due to thaw flooding from a nearby river. The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) says the highway is open to two-way traffic with flaggers and a […]
June 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
FHWA releases $2 million for repairs to Alaska’s Dalton Highway
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has made $2 million in Emergency Relief Funds available to repairs to the flood-ravage Dalton Highway, which is the only road between the North Slope oil fields and Fairbanks, Alaska. An estimated range of 160 to 250 trucks travel on the route daily. While a significant portion of the highway […]
June 2, 2015
Roadbuilding
Why Alaska DOT isn’t sweating U.S. DOT’s upcoming reimbursement plan
Many state transportation agencies are likely getting nervous about a new reimbursement plan from the U.S. Department of Transportation, set to begin in less than a month. But the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (AKDOT&PF) isn’t worried, Juneau Empire reports. The U.S. DOT announced last week that it plans to reduce the amount […]
July 7, 2014
Roadbuilding
Highway Contractor
How some city road managers cope with diminishing budgets.
July 7, 2011
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