$87.2 million in IT upgrades

A number of critical infrastructure projects were funded in the state capital budget as the Legislature ended its 2018 session on May 12. These included $87.2 million in projects to replace and upgrade state Information Technology systems, particularly in the health and social services department and state retirement division.

Village water and wastewater projects were funded at $68 million, with $52.7 million of this federal; rural airport improvements were funded at $140 million and the surface transportation program (mostly highways) was funded at $670 million. Most of the airport and surface transportation is federally-funded. The Anchorage and Fairbanks International Airport construction were funded at $81.5 million. The Port of Alaska (in Anchorage) received $20 million to be applied to its phase one reconstruction.