Expected Budget Cuts Hurt Port Modernization Prospects in Anchorage

The Alaska Legislature snubbed the Port of Anchorage due to a huge state budget shortfall. The port handles 90 percent of the state's freight and is a vital national security facility.

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April 23, 2016, 7:00 AM PDT

By urbanguy

Reporter Zachariah Hughes of Alaska Public Media writes:

As aggressive corrosion rapidly degrades the Port of Anchorage, its funding future is in the hands of Juneau lawmakers. Funding for construction and rehabilitation of port infrastructure was the only financial request of the mayor’s administration in Anchorage for this session. But the possibility of action on a major spending project, even one most see as critical and inevitable, is nearly impossible according to lawmakers on both sides.

FULL STORY: “It Just Didn’t Work”: Legacy of botched project haunts port’s future

Friday, April 22, 2016 in Alaska Public Media

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