There’s no projected timeline yet, but the mayor estimates the project could take up to five years.
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Alaska needs more construction workers to get infrastructure projects off the ground
The infrastructure bill gives Alaska a 40% increase in highway funding, more than $100 million to expand broadband and nearly $400 million to improve airports.
Keeping the Malaspina idled costs nearly twice what the state has disclosed, emails show
Internal emails — some of them completely redacted — show officials were surprised and frustrated with the expense of keeping the ship.
State publishes Alaska winter ferry schedule
Booking is now open for winter ferry service on the Alaska Marine Highway System, which runs from Oct. 1 through the first week in May.
A crew shortage canceled an Alaska ferry. Officials and unions warn it could happen again.
The Department of Transportation says there are at least 125 unfilled vacancies on the marine highway, system-wide.
Proposed winter schedule leaves long gaps in Southeast ferry service
Southeast towns like Sitka, Wrangell and Petersburg would see ships infrequently, while Kodiak Island and some Southcentral communities could see improved service.
State to measure extent of toxic chemical spread in Gustavus
This project’s goal is to monitor what’s called a “plume” — the area where the chemicals have moved over time through soil and groundwater.
Dunleavy’s veto erases $8.5 million from Alaska ferry budget
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed around 12% of the ferry operating budget on Thursday, leaving the system with nearly $8.5 million less to run its ferries over the next 18 months.
Alaska’s budget impasse won’t interrupt ferry service, DOT says
DOT Commissioner John MacKinnon wrote in an email to agency employees that confirmed that sailings would continue regardless of what happens inside the Capitol in Juneau.
Swastika appears on South Tongass Highway, Ketchikan’s second incident of racist vandalism in less than a week
The first vandalism appeared over the weekend on a trail and skatepark near Schoenbar Middle School.