{"id":31942,"date":"2025-08-21T20:05:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/kiewit-secures-400m-alaska-port-job\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T20:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T03:05:11","slug":"kiewit-secures-400m-alaska-port-job","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/kiewit-secures-400m-alaska-port-job\/","title":{"rendered":"Kiewit secures $400M Alaska port job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1755784489\/news\/text_to_speech\/kiewit-nome-alaska-port-project_qhosng.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ed-secondary-content-box ed-secondary-content-box--expandable\">\n<p><strong>Award: <\/strong>Port construction<br \/><strong>Value: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>$399.4 million<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Location: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nome, Alaska<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/><strong>Client: <\/strong><span><span><span><span><span><span>U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \u2013 Alaska District<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Kiewit will build the first phase of the <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poa.usace.army.mil\/Media\/News-Releases\/Article\/4276752\/usace-awards-construction-contract-for-portion-of-port-of-nome-modification-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Port of Nome modification project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in Nome, Alaska, according to an Aug. 15 news release from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers \u2013 Alaska District. The goal is to deepen and expand Nome\u2019s harbor on the state\u2019s western coast to accommodate larger vessels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Vancouver, Washington-based Kiewit Infrastructure West Co. will construct the first of the four project phases, Phase 1A, with a contract valued at $399.4 million, according to the agency. The City of Nome is also a sponsor of the project, which is funded by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Nome has no access to major road systems and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.poa.usace.army.mil\/Library\/Reports-and-Studies\/Port-of-Nome-Modification-Project\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>ship transportation is currently limited<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> by how shallow the existing harbor is, per USACE\u2019s project website. Yearly dredging is required to deepen and maintain both basins and associated navigation channels.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The original harbor was built in 1917, and the expansion effort will serve research and public safety purposes and support the nation\u2019s military presence above the Arctic Circle, according to the agency.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cA robust and efficient transportation hub at Nome is foundational to the long-term viability of surrounding communities in the region,\u201d said Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, commander of the USACE Alaska District, in the release. \u201cWe are committed to assisting the City of Nome by providing a reliable solution that improves the port\u2019s navigation efficiency.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Designs of the four phases of the Port of Nome modification project in Nome, Alaska.\" data-imagemodel=\"184752\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/4h37ktdshDHGnZKeVT-yDpr4iuWpP469x6QJs845Wk4\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS8yNTA4MTUtQS1BMTQxMC0wMDEuanBn.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>Phases of the Port of Nome modification project in Nome, Alaska.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project scope entails constructing a 1,200-foot causeway extension with about 600 feet of dock face, according to the release. Following this portion of the project, the Phase 2 dredging of the deep and outer basins up to minus 40 feet is scheduled for construction.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/kiewit-nome-alaska-port-project\/758217\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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