Alaska DOT News

Highway Striping Fiasco: Alaska DOT Recommends Vaseline to Remove Paint From Cars

New yellow painted highway lines in the Alaska’s Panhandle city of Ketchikan are crooked and the paint that’s been used by state transportation officials has stained cars, officials said. Among those affected was Ketchikan Gateway Borough Mayor David Landis, whose …

Alaska DOT Seeks Moose-Car Accident Study Funds

The state transportation department wants to analyze how effective right-of-way clearing has been for reducing moose and vehicle accidents. The Peninsula Clarion reports the department is seeing up to $100,000 funding from the Federal Highway Administration for the project, which …