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Headquarters | 3131 Channel Drive, P.O. Box 112500, Juneau, Alaska 99811 |
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Website | www.dot.state.ak.us |
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is a department within the government of Alaska. It has its headquarters in Juneau.
The Alaska Department of Transportation was established by Alaska Highway Commissioner Walter Parker during the administration of Governor Jay Hammond.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities was a merger of two other Alaska Departments---The Department of Highways and the Department of Public Works. it was created on July 1, 1977. When Governor Hammond took office in 197ds5 he appointed Walter Parker as Commissioner of Highways and Donald Harris as Public Works Commissioner. Donald Harris survived and became Alaska's first DOT&PF Commissioner.