Amhs system wide mooring structure improvements

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities was awarded a $262,085 Project Grant from the Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration on August 2, 2021. The grant funding will support improvements to mooring structures across the Alaska Marine Highway System to extend their useful life and maintain functionality.

Specifically, the grant will fund dolphin, fendering, corrosion protection, gangway, and marine terminal electrical and lighting improvements at 45 ferry terminals utilized by the Alaska Marine Highway System. Design work will be completed under this award, with separate construction projects to follow. The funding assists the stated goal of the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to support construction and preservation of highways through the Federal-aid Highway Program.

Project description

Make improvements to amhs ferry mooring structures to extend their service life and maintain functionality at various locations statewide. Amhs relies on 45 separate ferry terminals for its operations. Mooring structure improvements would include: dolphin improvements, fendering improvements, corrosion protection improvements, gangway improvements, marine terminal electrical and lighting improvements. Design work anticipated to be accomplished under this program and separate projects will be established for the construction phase.