DOT&PF offices will be closed to the public on Friday, May 24 and Monday, May 27. May 24 is an unpaid furlough day, to reduce state expenses, and May 27 is Memorial Day holiday. Staff with the Alaska Marine Highway System, Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, airports, and maintenance and operations crews will […]
U.S. President Donald Trump is renewing his threat to close the country’s southern border, saying Mexico and three Central American countries are not doing anything to halt the surge of undocumented migrants heading north to try to enter the United States. Trump first threatened to close the border last November, but did not follow […]
(Anchorage) — Northbound Seward Highway at the Tudor Road overpass remains closed for emergency removal of a girder damaged during the Jan. 3 bridge strike. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and contractor Sandstrom and Sons are currently working 24 hours a day to remove the beam in order to reopen […]
(ANCHORAGE, Alaska)—During today’s repairs, Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) bridge repair crews noted further damage to the girder that was struck by the dump truck in the Jan. 3 crash. The damaged beam has the potential to fall and must be removed to protect the safety of the highway users below. […]