The state of Alaska is working with the US Army Corps of Engineers to locate a site for a deep water port.
Transportation
Poor advice from GPS unit leads man into harbor
Poor advice from a car’s GPS unit led a man to drive off the ferry in Whittier and straight into the small boat harbor.
Proposed Riverside Drive bus route dropped for now
A proposal to beef up bus service on Riverside Drive will be put on hold until a Capital Transit Development Plan is revised.
State will accept $20 million for transportation projects
Alaska is slated to receive more than $20 million of unspent funds. The money is part of nearly half a billion dollars that the U.S, Department of Transportation has discovered went unspent.
Alaska Airlines flight loses cabin pressure, makes emergency landing
An Alaska Airlines headed from California to Seattle was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane’s cabin lost pressure.
Juneau Airport seeks $2-million in left over FY ’12 FAA funds
The city-owned airport already has $1-million for the project, but Airport Manager Jeannie Johnson says that only pays for three lights, when ideally there should be at least eight.