Transportation Secretary Buttigieg to visit Alaska next week

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg will visit Alaska next week, stopping in Kotzebue, Anchorage and several communities in Southeast Alaska.

Alaska is slated to receive more than $5 billion from the federal infrastructure law that Congress passed in 2021, and Buttigieg is expected to examine projects funded by that legislation, which was a major priority of the Biden administration.

Buttigieg is expected to meet with Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, on Monday in Kotzebue, followed by a visit to Anchorage on Tuesday. On Wednesday, he will travel to Juneau and meet with Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, before traveling to additional Southeast towns. The exact itinerary has not yet been announced.