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Challenges Facing Alaska’s Marine and Riverine Infrastructure Port and harbor maintenance and development are impeded by several challenges, among them:
- High construction costs and intense competition for limited statewide funding
- Pressure from global trends in shipping and maritime transportation
- Rural population centers with a lack of existing infrastructure due largely to geographic and seasonal constraints and small populations and financial bases
- Poor communication among stakeholders; poor alignment of agency policies and priorities
- The absence of a long-term marine and riverine transportation plan
Addressing these challenges requires an understanding of both the existing transportation network and of the policies that influence the agencies within the port and harbor realm. The following synopsis and the analyses attached provide this understanding and outline the steps toward development of a statewide port and harbor plan.
Challenges Facing Alaska’s Marine and Riverine Infrastructure Port and harbor maintenance and development are impeded by several challenges, among them:
- High construction costs and intense competition for limited statewide funding
- Pressure from global trends in shipping and maritime transportation
- Rural population centers with a lack of existing infrastructure due largely to geographic and seasonal constraints and small populations and financial bases
- Poor communication among stakeholders; poor alignment of agency policies and priorities
- The absence of a long-term marine and riverine transportation plan
Addressing these challenges requires an understanding of both the existing transportation network and of the policies that influence the agencies within the port and harbor realm. The following synopsis and the analyses attached provide this understanding and outline the steps toward development of a statewide port and harbor plan.