Alaska will receive $44 million in federal aid to replace fish culverts

Alaska will receive $44 million in federal aid to replace fish culverts

By Jeff McMurray,

Associated Press

The U.S. Department of Transportation on Aug. 16 announced nearly $200 million in federal grants to upgrade culverts — the tunnels that carry streams beneath roads but can be deadly to fish that get stuck trying to pass through.

More than $44 million of the money will go to Alaska projects, including replacement culverts under roadways on Prince of Wales Island and in Metlakatla and Yakutat. About one-quarter of the money is going to tribal projects in Alaska, with the rest designated for...