Ambler Metals Approves Matching Funds for Mining Road
The joint venture hoping to develop the Ambler Mining District, east of Kotzebue, approved $12.3 million for this year’s work on an access road, matching a state agency’s investment.
Tag: Roads
Capital Budget Proposal Adds Four Fairbanks-Area Highway Bridge Replacements
Replacements for four more bridges on the Alaska, Richardson, and Steese Highways would be built with funds proposed in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s amended capital budget for Fiscal Year 2024.
Group Forms to Support West Susitna Access Project
Supporters of a road that would access mining areas west of the Susitna River are forming a nonprofit to counter a campaign against the project.
Granite Construction Awarded Rebuild Contract for Knik Goose Bay Road
Work begins this summer on long-awaited improvements to Knik Goose Bay Road in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, and Granite Construction gets to do the job.
AIDEA Applies for West Susitna Access Environmental Review
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority submitted a permit application to the US Army Corps of Engineers, starting the process of environmental review for the West Susitna Access Road.
Ambler Access Work Continues Despite Disappointing Ruling
Partners developing a proposed mining road in Northwest Alaska are discussing the impact of a court ruling on 2022 summer field activities.
AIDEA Studying Ambler Access Supply Chain
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is studying the supply chain corridor for a road to the Ambler mining district.
BLM Suspends Ambler Road Right-of-Way
The Biden administration is rescinding the right-of-way granted to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority for a road to the Ambler mining district.
Readying 2022 Pre-Development of the Ambler Mining Road
A proposed road connecting the Dalton Highway to the Ambler Mining District in Northwest Alaska gets more than $30 million worth of field work in 2022.
AIDEA Accepts State Funds for West Susitna Access Project
The board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) has accepted $8.5 million set aside in the state operating budget, HB 69, for the West Susitna Access Road (WSAR).