Some travelers are relying on expensive charters to get in and out of the community.
Transportation
Skagway left out in scramble to accommodate ferry-riding lawmakers
One sailing to Haines was added to accommodate lawmakers traveling to Juneau for the session, but the plan left Skagway high and dry.
Skagway works to pioneer one of the first electric ferry programs in the country
The Skagway Assembly passed a resolution that establishes an electric ferry pilot program.
Alaska ferries add January sailings after lawmakers scramble to plan travel ahead of session
Some lawmakers were scrambling to make travel plans when they found out the Matanuska would not be back in service before the new year as planned.
State to move forward with plans to replace ferry Tustumena
The new ferry will run along the Tustumena’s current route from Homer to Kodiak and out the Aleutian chain to Dutch Harbor. The Tustumena replacement has been a years-old political project in coastal Alaska.
Repairs to the Matanuska could leave a huge gap in Southeast ferry service
The Matanuska was supposed to return to service in late December, but state officials now say they’re not sure when it’ll be ready.