Traveling the roughly 1,400 miles of the Alaska Highway is not as risky since paving was completed in 1992, but a road trip on the northland artery (also known as the Alcan) still requires planning… ...

Now, the Alaska Marine Highway System may finally be at a turning point. The federal infrastructure bill, passed in 2021, was a conveniently timed lifeline.

Alaska-Marine-Highway-System News: Vigor Completes Works On USCGC Vessel Ahead Of Time, US Awards More Than $653 Million For Port Projects, Vigor Begins Vessel. Friday, July 26, 2024.

A 20-year plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System is being met with skepticism about the likelihood of funding for proposed improvements and questions about the inability to resolve current ...

The Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board addressed the staffing changes at a Jan. 6 meeting. “The system is in a really vulnerable place, right now,” said board president Shirley Marquardt.

Seasoned travelers on the Alaska marine highway exchanged wary looks as the ferry slowed. ... necessitating a 15-hour drive through Canada and the Interior from Haines to the Matanuska-Susitna ...

Alaska Marine Highway’s long-range plan met with skepticism and concerns. Residents decry loss of service, Murkowski says “once-in-a-generation” funding opportunity in peril.

The Alaska Marine Highway System was formed in tandem with statehood. In the early 1960s, Alaska voters had approved bond packages to build four ferries — the Malaspina, the Matanuska and the ...