AMHS releases summer travel details

If you plan to travel on the Alaska Marine Highway System this summer, now is the time to book trips from May 1 through Sept. 30.

Essential Air Service contract secured by Alaska Airlines covers Cordova 

The awarded, issued on March 21, provides $17.8 million annually to support air service to Cordova, Yakutat, Gustavus, Petersburg and Wrangell. 

Cordova Municipal Airport receives only one bid for three open parcels 

The department accepted an individual bid project for a storage hangar to house a personal aircraft.

City encourages residents to report road conditions 

The City of Cordova is calling on residents to use a new statewide reporting system to log safety concerns on the road.   The portal —...

State extends studded tire removal deadline 

On Monday, April 15 the Alaska Department of Public Safety Commissioner James Cockrell issued an emergency order to extend some Alaskans' timeline to keep...

DOT Aviation Program receives national innovation award

Earlier this month the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT) and Public Facilities’ Aviation Program received the highly coveted Most Innovative State Program Award by...

DOT allocates $747M to Alaska for 2024

On Oct. 5 the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration announced that it has assigned $747 million to Alaska in Fiscal Year 2024...
The MV Columbia, flagship vessel of the Alaska Marine Highway System, has a dual purpose these days. Along with several hundred travelers, the vessel carries scientific equipment that measures ocean temperatures, along with levels of carbon dioxide, oxygen and salt. Photo courtesy of AMHS

AMHS sets long-range plan open house for Oct. 24

A long-range plan open house is scheduled for Oct. 24 via Zoom by officials with the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS), to help the...

Brief: October declared Pedestrian Safety Month

With diminished sunlight as winter nears, the state of Alaska has declared October as Pedestrian Safety Month in an effort to decrease the number...

Three PWS ship terminals slated for upgrades

Plans are moving forward to modify docks at Cordova, Chenega and Tatitlek to accommodate new state ferries coming to Prince William Sound, but these...