Officials in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough are trying to figure out what to do with their $80 million ferry.
Transportation
Towns take on new federal maritime emission limits
Some Alaska communities are pushing back against a new requirement that ships sailing within 200 miles of the coast burn cleaner fuel. They say the rule, which goes into effect Wednesday, will hurt cruise traffic and increase shipping costs.
Fuel rules won’t impact state ferries
New federal air-pollution restrictions will affect cruise and some other vessels sailing Alaska waters.
But they will not impact state ferries.
Assembly reviews proposed changes to marine passenger fee code
The Juneau Assembly is set to move forward with “housekeeping” changes to the city’s Marine Passenger Fee code. The five-dollar per head fee for cruise ship travelers was enacted by Juneau voters in 1999, before Congress passed the most recent federal law governing how such money can be spent.
Broken X-ray machine could cause delays at Juneau Airport
The Transportation Security Administration and Alaska Airlines are asking travelers to get to Juneau International Airport at least two hours before departing flights are scheduled to leave.
Crews to rehab new pavement on North Douglas Highway
State Department of Transportation Spokesman Jeremy Woodrow says the pavement settled more than expected atop new culverts installed during work out North Douglas Highway last year.