(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Alaskans traveling the Seward Highway between Anchorage and Seward will get a safer highway with the Avalanche Mitigation Alert Detection (AMAD) project that was recently awarded $1.13 million award as part of a SMART grant. The AMAD project being led by the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will utilize […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – Improving the safety of Alaskans in rural and remote areas took a significant step forward this week with a $12.4 million SMART Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). This funding will enable the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) to implement the Scalable Operations and Advanced Remote […]
(Ketchikan, Alaska) – Passengers on the MV Columbia can now stay connected to friends and family with the successful launch of its Wi-Fi pilot project aboard the MV Columbia, marking a significant step in modernizing the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS). During its recent voyage between Bellingham, WA, and Southeast Alaska, the Columbia became the first […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is excited to reveal the winning names for Juneau’s snowplow fleet! After receiving over 400 imaginative submissions from Alaskans across the state, the hardworking Maintenance & Operations team in Juneau has chosen the following names to represent the fleet: Berminator Salt-O-Saurus Rex Ka-PLOW These […]