Federal highway officials reject Alaska transportation plan, citing 24 pages of flaws

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Federal highway officials reject Alaska transportation plan, citing 24 pages of flaws

Road damage from permafrost thaw is seen in Fairbanks on July 23, 2020. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) Federal officials have rejected Alaska’s proposed multi-year transportation plan, which could disrupt the summer construction season and endanger billions of dollars in federal grants for roads, trails, ferries and bridges. In a letter dated Feb. 9, the head of the Federal Highway Administration in Alaska said problems uncovered in a “jo…