You can’t maintain infrastructure if you don’t know its condition. But when working in northern Alaska, keeping the roads, bridges, and other key infrastructure in good repair takes some extra work. Inspections cost time and money, and sometimes you need a little extra help keeping an eye on things.
“We’re covering an area that’s 1.5 times the size of Texas,” says Ryan Anderson, Northern Region director for the Alaska Dept. of Transportation and Public Facilities. “We’re from the Bering Sea to the Yukon Delta, from the Alaska Range up to the Arctic Ocean.”