Hey, #Alaska, (especially Alaskan Veterans), we thought that the Veterans Day holiday was the perfect opportunity to let you in on some of the details surrounding one of DOT&PF's current projects! Did you know that Alaska has more resident veterans per capita than any other state?
In August of 2022, the Governor signed Senate Bill 203, "An Act designating the Alaska Marine Highway and portions of the Parks, Glenn, Seward, and Sterling Highways as part of the State's Purple Heart Trail and relating to signage and informational displays for the trail."
Previously, the Purple Heart Trail passed through the Alaska-Canada Border to end in Fairbanks, but NOW it will continue to the End of the Road in Homer, and on to the Alaska Marine Highway routes. This will complete the continuous 4,500-mile land and ocean stretch of the Purple Heart Trail from the Alaska-Canada Border to connect the Purple Heart Cities/Boroughs of Fairbanks North Star Borough, North Pole, Fairbanks, Wasilla, Soldotna, Homer and Skagway.
Here's a copy of what the new kiosk graphic will look like once we get them installed!
Here's a link to the information about SB 203: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/?Root=SB%20203#tab5_4
Original source can be found here.
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