B.C. planning legislation that could toll trucks travelling to Alaska, Eby says
Premier David Eby said the tolls may not be used, but warned that Canada needs to have tools available to fight the threat of ...
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Men Who Built the Highway
1942, U.S. Army. Signal Corps. When President Franklin Roosevelt authorized the building of the Alaska Highway in February 1942, the problem of who would actually do the construction quickly arose.
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Building the Alaska Highway (2005)
thousands of American soldiers began one of the biggest and most difficult construction projects ever undertaken-building the Alaska Highway. This program tells how young soldiers battled mud ...
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Governor Walter J. Hickel and the Hickel Highway
"On May 2, 1967, a DC-3 with half dozen of us on ... Alaskan roads during World War II with the construction of the Alaska Highway. The road needed to be constructed of a layer of gravel with ...
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20-year plan for Alaska Marine Highway envisions better service, if government provides more money
A proposed 20-year plan seeking to restore the ailing Alaska Marine Highway System to a more reliable and sustainable transportation hub calls for, above all, adequate funding for operations and ...
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Strong winds knock down pedestrian bridge and close one of Alaska’s busiest highways
according to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities. A highway worker reported the debris around 2:30 a.m. Traffic was rerouted and crews with saws and front-end loaders had ...
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Alaska Marine Highway System continues to struggle with staffing, officials say
Alaska Marine Highway officials say they’re struggling to attract and retain workers, especially licensed staff. AMHS Marine Director Craig Tornga told House committees last week that the ferry ...