Ports & Harbors

The Ports and Harbors Section is a statewide unit. Our function is to provide design, technical and administrative assistance for coastal and harbor projects to federal, state and local agencies and communities. We evaluate and prioritize statewide public harbor needs and seek legislative appropriations to address these needs.

The section’s services include:

• Developing plans, specifications, and estimates for in-house designs

• Reviewing consultant designs and consulting on harbor, and coastal airport and highway projects

• Working on special projects such as water quality and circulation

• Special evaluations for other agencies

• Establishing design criteria for use by consultants, e.g. wind and wave analysis

• Assisting construction personnel

• Establish State of Alaska design procedures and policies for coastal and harbor projects

• Acting as technical liaisons on harbor projects involving the US Army Corps of Engineers

• Coordinating with state and government agencies on special issues, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Nonpoint Source Pollution

• Evaluating conditions of state owned harbor facilities

• Negotiating and administering the transfer of state owned harbors to local communities in cooperation with the regional offices

• Managing the Harbor Facility Grant Program

Resources

• Marine Trades and Service Survey

• Harbors of Refuge

• Alaska Deep Draft Arctic Port Study

• 1995 Alaska Harbors Directory

• Current STIP and Needs List

• 1997 Harbor Electrical Guidelines

• Project Nominations

• 2004 Coastal and Harbor Design Procedures Manual
  

• 1994 Model Harbor Ordinance

  • Editable Word version

• 2006 Northern Harbors and Small Ports: Operation and Maintenance