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Homer pedestrian pathway project selected for federal funding
By Delcenia Cosman • April 10, 2024 1:30 am

The project will create greater nonmotorized transportation access in Homer

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Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Commissioner Ryan Anderson answers questions from state senators during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday in Juneau.
State officials revise transportation plan as summer construction...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 6, 2024 2:30 am

The federal government rejected the plan on Feb. 9, citing numerous deficiencies

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Grant Aviation’s new Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravan idles on the runway moments after arriving at the Kenai Municipal Airport in Kenai, Alaska, on Monday, March 4, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
New Grant Aviation planes to double service’s flight...
By Jacob Dye • March 6, 2024 1:30 am

The first of two Cessna 208B EX Grand Caravans will start transporting passengers on Monday

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Airplane wreckage sits in brush on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023, near Anchor Point, Alaska. (Photo via National Transportation Safety Board)
NTSB releases preliminary report on Anchor Point plane...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • January 4, 2024 2:30 am

The Dec. 8 crash killed 2

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A state plow truck clears snow from the Kenai Spur Highway on Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2022, in Kenai, Alaska. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)
DOT identifies roads included in brine reduction plan
By Ashlyn O'Hara • December 6, 2023 2:30 am

The department said its goal is to reduce brine use overall in the region by 40%

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DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce brine use by 40%
DOT commissioner: New road maintenance strategy could reduce...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • October 18, 2023 2:30 am

Vehicle corrosion and associated costs, threats to public safety and environmental impacts were the top concerns

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Homer community members talk with Matt Steffy, parks and trails planner with the City of Homer, about the trails and sidewalk component of the draft transportation plan on Sept. 26.  Emilie Springer/ Homer News
City hosts final public meeting on draft transportation...
By Emilie Springer • October 4, 2023 1:30 am

The final public meeting discussing the city’s draft transporation plan took place last month.

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Updated transportation plan open for public comment
Updated transportation plan open for public comment
By Emilie Springer • September 13, 2023 1:30 am

The 2023 plan emphasizes improvements between vehicles and nonmorized transportation options

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Outlaw Body and Paint’s Wesley Jackson, center, testifies before the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly about the affects of calcium chloride brine on vehicles he treats during a meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2023, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
DOT to review salt brine use on peninsula...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • August 10, 2023 2:30 am

Multiple people, including automotive workers, testified in opposition to the use of the salt brine

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Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion file
Areas cleared to make way for the Cooper Landing Bypass Project (bottom) can be seen above the Kenai River in Cooper Landing in this August 10, 2021, photo.
Bypass project costs jump, state looks for more...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 26, 2023 2:30 am

The long-planned project aims to reduce traffic congestion through Cooper Landing

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A sign displays the logo of the Kenaitze Indian Tribe at the Kenai Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Kenai, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)
Senior centers, social services suggested as stops for...
By Ashlyn O'Hara • July 5, 2023 2:30 am

Project leaders on a proposed fixed-route bus service for the central Kenai Peninsula are requesting public input on what the…

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The intersection of the Kenai Spur and Sterling highways is seen on Saturday, May 7, 2022, in Soldotna, Alaska. (Peninsula Clarion file photo)
Borough to use federal funds for street safety
By Ashlyn O'Hara • March 23, 2023 2:30 am

The funds were made available through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program

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A map shows the location of a safety corridor project along the Sterling Highway between Sterling and Soldotna. (Photo courtesy of DOT&PF)
Sterling highway project to have limited environmental impact,...
By Camille Botello • January 26, 2022 1:30 am

The stretch highway to be improved reaches from Fred Meyer in Soldotna to the bridge over Moose River in Sterling

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