(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) is wrapping up a strong construction season across the state, with infrastructure investments of over $779 million in construction contracts. This total is comprised of 151 projects in 45 communities across the state and includes a mix of highway and airport improvements. The […]
Another quake, this one measured at a magnitude of 7.0, struck the Japanese Island of Kyushu this morning, two days after a previous quake measuring 6.2 struck the region, killing nine and inuring over 1,000. This most recent quake struck just eight miles south of the epicenter of the earlier earthquake. For a short time, […]
No Alaska road trip is complete without a wildlife sighting or two, but the Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities are asking motorists who stop for pictures or a closer look to please use care to avoid creating driving hazards and “animal jams.” Traffic along Alaska’s highways […]
Three feet of snow fell in the high areas of Wyoming and Colorado starting Sunday, closing nearly 400 miles of the Interstate-80 Highway, shutting down a major trucking highway for the nation. The Spring snowstorm also downed power lines shutting down power in parts of the region. Snow is not an unfamiliar sight in the […]