The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and the Alaska Railroad are making changes to protect the Seward Highway and the rail line against future Snow Glacier outburst floods.

Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, stands in the Senate Finance Committee room on April 24, 2025. Stedman is sponsoring a bill that would create an Alaska flood insurance system that would be an ...

A bill introduced by Sen. Bert Stedman, a Republican from the Southeast city of Sitka, would establish an Alaska flood authority and an Alaska flood insurance fund. […] ...