Alaska DOT proposes functional reorganization, says 23 position deletions will protect frontline maintenance

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities on Feb. 17 told the House Transportation Committee it will reorganize leadership by function rather than by region and delete 23 higher‑level positions to preserve frontline maintenance, department officials said.

Ryan Anderson, commissioner of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, said the change would create statewide functional directors for infrastructure development and maintenance while retaining Northern, Central and South Coast region boundaries and district superintendents. "We're absolutely trying to reduce... our footprint just because we recognize the fiscal challenges right now," Anderson said during the committee hearing.

The proposal, presented as part of the governor's budget package, would align the department's organizational structure with its budget and place program and functional leadership above regional execution.…