Diesel fuel savings realized by converting Fairbanks city buses to compressed natural gas will be completely lost to amount of diesel used in Kinross ore haul.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Alaska/Richardson/Steese Highway Corridor Action Plan was issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) on August 13, 2022. Bids are due by September 6, 2022, at 4 PM. The estimated amount of the contract is in the...

APCC issues recommendations to FNSB Mayor Ward.

The Fairbanks North Star Borough's Air Pollution Control Commission (FNSB APCC) will discuss the Kinross Manh Choh mine ore haul at their next meeting on August 3, 2022. Of particular interest are the potential air quality impacts within the FNSB PM2.5 Non-attainment...

Advocates for Safe Alaska Highways (ASAH) has launched its official Facebook page. We will be posting the most recent information regarding the transportation plan proposed by Kinross Gold/Contango Ore to truck ore 248 miles from the Manh Choh gold mine near Tetlin to...

The second meeting of the Transportation Advisory Committee for the Tetlin to Fort Knox Analysis of the Kinross ore transportation plan will be held virtually on Thursday, May 26, 2022 from 1-3 PM. The public can join the zoom meeting at:...

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities project team will hold a virtual public meeting on Thursday, May 19, 2022, to discuss the Richardson Highway MP 266-341 passing lanes project.

DOT announces first meeting of Transportation Advisory Committee for the Tetlin to Ft. Knox Corridor Analysis

Six members of the Advocates for Safe Highways (ASAH) team provided public comment about the Kinross trucking plan to the commissioners of the borough’s Air Pollution Control Commission (APCC) at their regular meeting on May 4, 2022 in the Noel Wein Library. All six expressed their concerns about the impact that hundreds of daily ore truck trips will have on the air quality in Fairbanks and North Pole, which the EPA classifies as being a “serious non-attainment area” for air pollution.  

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) will perform an independent Corridor Analysis of the route between Tetlin and Ft. Knox in response to public concerns over the proposed mining development, and plans to truck ore between the...