The Alaska Railroad has been awarded $249 million in federal funding to complete the long-awaited Port MacKenzie rail extension, connecting the deepwater port to the state’s rail network.
The funding was announced by Alaska’s congressional delegation and U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy as part of a $2.3 billion nationwide rail investment package.
The project will complete 32 miles of rail connecting Port MacKenzie to the Alaska Railroad’s 500-mile main line, creating a new transportation corridor between Southcentral and Interior Alaska…