A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Alaska early Nov. 30, shutting the state’s most important oil pipeline and potentially threatening crude exports.
November 30, 2018alaska
Business, Safety, Fuel
Major road damage was done by the Nov. 30 earthquake in Alaska. (Associated/Press)
Earthquake Strikes Southern Alaska, Threatening Oil Exports
Major road damage was done by the Nov. 30 earthquake in Alaska. (Associated/Press)
Government, Business
Cargo unloads at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska. (Port of Anchorage)
John MacKinnon Appointed Alaska DOT Commissioner
Cargo unloads at the Port of Anchorage, Alaska. (Port of Anchorage)
Incoming Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has announced that John MacKinnon will serve as the next commissioner of the Department of Transportation & Public Facilities.
November 29, 2018
Government, Business, Fuel
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
Department of Interior Moves to Expand Drilling in Alaskan Oil Reserve
Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News
The Trump administration is moving to expand the territory open for oil exploration in Alaska’s National Petroleum Reserve, a process that could shift drilling rigs closer to herds of caribou and flocks of threatened birds.
November 20, 2018
Government, Safety, TCA
Alaska Department of Transportation
Alaska DOT Reroutes Dalton Highway to Protect Road From Creeping ‘Blob’
Alaska Department of Transportation
Alaska highway workers have moved the Dalton Highway to protect it from a giant mass of frozen debris oozing down a hillside.
September 7, 2018
Government, Business, Equipment, Safety
A view of Dalton Highway. (Alaska Department of Transportation)
Truckers to Call for More Safety Measures on Alaska’s Dalton Highway
A view of Dalton Highway. (Alaska Department of Transportation)
Representatives of the Alaskan trucking community plan to call for improved maintenance efforts along Dalton Highway, a harrowing route in the northeastern part of the state that became the site of a driver’s fatal crash Aug. 24.
September 4, 2018
Government
Port of Anchorage
Alaska Sends Trump White House Infrastructure Wish List
Port of Anchorage
The Port of Anchorage is among the major infrastructure projects in need of federal assistance that Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) highlighted in a recent memo to the Trump administration.
June 12, 2017
Government
JLS Photography - Alaska/Flickr
Report: Alaska Gasoline Tax Rate Would Stay Below National Average Even Under Proposal to Triple It
JLS Photography - Alaska/Flickr
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaskans spend less than one-tenth of 1% of their personal income on the state's rock-bottom gasoline tax, according to a new report, released as the Legislature takes up Gov. Bill Walker's proposal to triple the tax.
January 26, 2017
TCA
Alaska DOT
Regulators: Tanker-Truck Crashes and Spills an Increasing Worry on Alaska Highways
Alaska DOT
Federal and state regulators in Alaska say they're working to stem what has been a growing number of tanker-truck accidents in recent years — including three big rollovers since September that dumped thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into woods and wetlands.
November 28, 2016
Government
Port of Anchorage
After Failed Port Expansion, Anchorage Settles With Contractors for $12.6 Million
Port of Anchorage
Anchorage has settled out of court for $12.6 million with three subcontractors in the city’s failed port expansion project while a lawsuit against other players in the complex drama continues.
October 31, 2016
Government
Alaska Governor Expects Budget Impasse to Continue Until November
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker said on July 14 that he doesn’t expect a legislative impasse over his budget vetoes to be solved until after the November elections. He spoke on the eve of what he expects will be an attempt by both houses of the Legislature to override his vetoes. The impasse has now lasted into a fifth special legislative session.
July 14, 2016Pages
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