Alaska DOT closes maintenance stations due to budget cuts

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Department of Transportation has closed four road maintenance stations and discontinued maintenance at a rural airport as part of a series of cuts brought on by a drastic reduction in the department’s budget.
KTUU-TV reports the closures announced Tuesday come as the DOT says its budget has decreased by $60 million since 2015.
The four closed maintenance stations in different parts of eastern Alaska have handled snowplowing, filling potholes and clearing ditche