The Alaska Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) now is available for public review.
The plan outlines new federal funding for transportation as well as projects intended to fix existing infrastructure, improve transportation safety, and provide resiliency, sustainability and mobility. The most recent draft takes into consideration the passage of the FY23 Capital Budget and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s funding priorities.
STIP Amendment 4 includes an increase in safety funding, eligibilities that will further improve the resiliency and sustainability of our transportation network, and several new programs including PROTECT, Carbon Reduction, and the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program.
Projects include Tok Cutoff near the Canadian border, reconstructing the Alaska Highway, and building a new road in Kotzebue.
Major reconstruction projects on the Sterling Highway will strengthens the Southcentral Freight Corridor.
The Safety Corridor designation between Anchorage and Girdwood will be decommission by reconstructing the highway.
Roads and the marine highway system will be improved in Southeast Alaska.
A new ferry terminal will be built at Cascade Point.
Design funding includes Community Transportation and Transportation Alternatives Program grants.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities operates nine ferries, 237 airports, 839 public facilities, and more than 5,600 miles of highway.