JUNEAU, AK – The Alaska Legislature has adopted House Joint Resolution 14, demonstrating strong bipartisan alignment behind completion of the Port MacKenzie Rail Extension and the Northern Rail Extension, projects critical to Alaska’s economy, national defense, and long-term resilience. Today, the Senate voted 18-1 on the resolution, which the House of Representatives adopted unanimously […]
September 29, 2020 (Anchorage, AK) – Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy praised President Trump’s signing of the permit authorizing the Alaska to Alberta Railway Development Corporation to construct, connect, operate, and maintain railway facilities at the international boundary between the United States and Canada. The 1,600 mile project would run between northern Alberta to deep […]
ANCHORAGE – Governor Bill Walker on Tuesday signed Administrative Order No. 292, establishing the Governor’s Commuter Rail Advisory Task Force. The nine-member group is being formed to determine the feasibility of a commuter rail service connecting Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley. Right now, an average of 50,000 drivers commute daily on the lone ground transportation […]
