Richards
Appointed to Deputy Commissioner
for Highways
(Juneau) —
Frank Richards, P.E., has been
appointed to serve as Deputy Commissioner
of Highways and Public Facilities,
effective Jan. 2, 2008.
The 47-year-old
Richards joined the Department
of Transportation and Public Facilities
(DOT&PF) in 1991 following
10 years of professional engineering
accomplishments in the private
sector where he worked on road,
airport, mining and oil development
projects including the Red Dog
Mine, the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric
project and various North Slope
oilfield projects.
“Frank’s
vast knowledge of the state’s
transportation needs, coupled
with his experience of 16 years
with this department, make him
an obvious choice to handle the
responsibilities associated with
his new position,” said
Commissioner Von Scheben.
Richards is currently
serving as the Statewide Maintenance
and Operations engineer. He replaces
John Mackinnon who will depart
DOT&PF at year’s end.
Richards holds a
bachelor’s degree in civil
engineering from the University
of Maine. He is also a registered,
professional engineer.
Richards, his wife
Darcy and their two dogs reside
in Juneau.
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For more information contact
DOT&PF Chief Communications
Officer Roger Wetherell at 465-8994.
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