ITE- Alaska Section Fairbanks Chapter

7.0-magnitude earthquake hits less than 10 miles from Anchorage, Alaska! Tsunami warnings issued. Alaska DOT is quickly inspecting bridges, roads, and traffic signals. Hope everyone is safe!

What are your favorite measures for traffic calming, and why?

Fun fact: Many traffic signals in Europe and Asia have a countdown to tell drivers how much time is left until they change.

Have you been asked to share what you do with younger students? These activities and presentations are specific to introducing K-12 kids to what ITE does – transportation!

Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) Resources Have you been asked to share what you do with younger students? The activities and presentations below are specific to introducing K-12 kids to what ITE does – transportation! Section and Chapter STEM Outreach Compet

A brief history of jaywalking!

How the car industry outlawed crossing the road The idea of being fined for crossing the road can bemuse foreign visitors to the US, where jaywalking first became law after a car industry campaign.

In collaboration with the Dalton Family, the Tanana-Yukon Historical Society (TYHS) has created:
An interpretive panel memorializing the importance and significant successes of James W. Dalton, who spent his engineering career in Alaska, first in the Aleutians and then all across the road-less far north, helping to guide the U.S. Navy's oil exploration in the Naval Petroleum Reserve 4 (NPR-4), supervising the construction of the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, and then decades of consulting with various mining and petroleum exploration efforts. He also aided Alaskan officials in selecting what have become valuable northern tracts of oil-producing state lands. Dalton helped to open up the country for petroleum, minerals, transportation, defense and communication ... and his story has never been told.

The panel's creation has taken many volunteer hours and fabrication dollars. In addition, the TYHS has accepted a 10-year sponsorship of the panel, guaranteeing its maintenance and repair or replacement if damaged. The total estimated cost is $7,500.
Installation of the panel is being provided by the DOT&PF.
(Funds raised in excess of actual & projected costs will be used for other historic preservation projects.)

Join us for the unveiling:
23 September 2018, at 3:00 pm, Mile Post 1.1 Dalton Highway

Make Donations in support of the project:
Via PayPal: [email protected]
By USPS: TYHS, P.O. Box 71336, Fairbanks, Alaska 99707-1336
or Ask Questions:
Email Address: [email protected]; or (907) 488-3383
Telephone: Project Coordinator, Patty Peirsol: (907) 479-8668

ITE Talks Transportation Podcast Series!
Each month, a new podcast features a thought leader within the transportation industry. In keeping with , a new episode will be available the 4th Tuesday of every month.

Road Safety with Dr. David Harkey, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety This month's episode explores road safety strategies with Dr. David Harkey, President of Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Dr. Harkey previously directed the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, and the majority of his work has focused on improving roadway design and op...

Join us for our May luncheon today at PDC Engineers. Lauren Little (DOT) will present an update on the very complex University Avenue Rehabilitation and Widening Project going into construction this summer!