ALASKA DELEGATION ANNOUNCES NEARLY $105 MILLION FOR SIX CRITICAL PORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS ACROSS ALASKA

Washington, Oct. 26 -- Congressman Nick Begich issued the following press release:

ANCHORAGE, ALASKA-U.S. Senators Dan Sullivan and Lisa Murkowski and Congressman Nick Begich (all R-Alaska) today announced nearly $105 million in U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awards to six critical port and maritime infrastructure projects across Alaska through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP). The investments will support the modernization and expansion of ports, harbors, docks, and related infrastructure serving communities from Southeast Alaska to the Aleutians and the Arctic. "Alaska is a resource-rich but infrastructure-poor state, and expanding our critical infrastructure has been one of my highest priorities since coming t...