The Airport Capital Improvement Program is Available Online (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – A new tool is now available for the public to check on rural aviation project status and planned funding in their community. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) announces the release of the new, publicly available Airport Capital Improvement Program (ACIP) report, offering […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan, both R-Alaska, last week announced the Federal Transit Administration is awarding $131 million more in bipartisan infrastructure investments to support the Alaska Marine Highway System’s operations and recapitalize portions of the fleet. In January, Senator Murkowski announced $285 million in infrastructure funding to improve the reliability and service […]
As an instructor for Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, I have stood before a group of Alaskans every Tuesday night this November. During the most recent class session of Ned Rozell’s Alaska I asked 17 people what changes they have noticed in this giant peninsula during their time here. These are long-haul Alaskans: Class members have […]
Alaska Sea Grant has added first aid for mariners and CPR training to its portfolio of services provided to coastal Alaskans. Earlier this year, two Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program faculty, Gabe Dunham and Tav Ammu, received training and certification by the Alaska Marine Safety Education Association to teach the first-response curriculum statewide. Alaska Sea Grant will be able […]