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Douglas Roundabout and Juneau-Douglas Bridge © Malcolm Menzies, Alaska DOT&PF
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Did you know that Alaska has more than 14,000 miles of public roads? That’s a trip around the world starting in Ketchikan! The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) is responsible for designing, constructing, and maintaining many of those roads to ensure safe and efficient travel. To fulfill that responsibility, ADOT&PF must review and update the functional classification of all public roads, including those in your community. Click on the questions below to find out more about functional classification.
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| ADOT&PF is responsible for assigning and updating the federal functional classifications of Alaska's public roads. |
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ADOT&PF conducted the last statewide functional classification update in 1992-93. Since then, throughout the state, there have been changes in land use, travel patterns, traffic generators, traffic volumes, economic conditions, and urban/rural boundaries. It's time to update roadway functional classifications to reflect these changes. |
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DOT&PF will work with agencies, tribes, and the public in both developing a functional classification update process and conducting the update. We encourage your participation in this project! |
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We want to ensure that all public roads are
assigned an appropriate federal functional classification. |
Classifying roads (from major highways to local roads) according to the function each serves in the overall transportation network provides ADOT&PF an efficient and effective planning tool for organizing, developing, and maintaining road systems.
Please contact us if you have questions or comments about the
Functional Classification Update Project. |
If you have questions regarding the content of this page,
please contact:
Mark Jaqua
(907) 465-5451 or
 mark.jaqua@alaska.gov
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