Nome, Alaska, gets fresh review as possible US Arctic port
Source: Associated Press
Dan Joling, Associated Press
Updated 5:29 pm, Monday, February 5, 2018
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Federal officials will take another look at the historic Alaska community of Nome as a possible port serving ships heading for the Arctic.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced it has signed an agreement with the city of Nome to examine whether benefits justify costs of navigation improvements, said Bruce Sexauer, chief of civil works for the Corps' Alaska District.
"The study will look at economic and social reasons to see if expanding the port is in the federal interest," he said.
The study process generally takes three years and could culminate in a Corps' recommendation to Congress to authorize port improvements, Sexauer said.
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Russia's Northern Sea Route between Asia-Pacific and Western Europe and the Eastern Americas is going to be the main commercial traffic route through unfrozen Arctic waters.
