Kipnuk: DOT&PF Emergency Repair Work
Kipnuk: DOT&PF Emergency Repair Work
DOT&PF is providing updates for each community and has built tools to report damages and request assistance. This page will help you see real-time updates in your community for infrastructure repairs & road access, water & sanitation status, and local recovery progress & resources.
Reporting Damage: If your home, property, or infrastructure was damaged, please report it using our Damage Assessment Hub at: https://damage-assessment-2-akdot.hub.arcgis.com
Need materials or assistance: If your community hasn’t connected with DOT&PF yet, reach out to dot.ask@alaska.gov - we’ll help coordinate approvals and connect you to supplies quickly.
DOT&PF Emergency Response Manager: Amber Shumpert, amber.shumpert@alaska.gov, 907-322-0603.
Water and sewer updates: check Alaska DEC West Coast Storm.
Contractors:
- Brice
- Delta Backhaul
- GHEMM
Points of Contact
Construction Manager Todd Smith 907.244.3698 | Construction Manager Merle Sena 907.632.9130 | Emergency Response Manager Amber Shumpert 907.322.0603 |
Kipnuk Operations Summary
8/13/26
- Brice: Constructed elevated boardwalk: School intersection handrails and started access ramps on Airport to School board roads.
- Brice: Constructed on-grade board road: Continued decking and building sleepers on Windfarm Board Road section and Teacher Housing. Continued working on access ramps and handrails, as well as other Board Road repairs. Decking has been completed to the first windmill. Sleepers are being built from Windmill 2 out to 3,4,5, and 6.
- Brice: Repairing existing board road and guard railing throughout Kipnuk.
- To date: Just short of 16,000 linear feet of boardwalk constructed.
- Brice: Plumber and Electrician: Neither currently on project site.
- Brice: Debris consolidation and clean-up throughout Kipnuk.
- Brice: Equipment, tools and materials clean up and consolidation.
- Hog River: Debris consolidation and clean-up throughout Kipnuk. Leveling homes, blocking home foundations throughout community, drying home's interior and as required removing interior home wet/damaged material and replaced with new materials.
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK027: Started construction of a deck and handicap ramp, 20% complete.
- #IIK043: Roof framing, 90% complete; waiting on roofing tin.
- #IIK054: Repaired existing deck and stairs and installed handrails, 100% complete.
- #IIK064: Post and pad foundation installation, 40% complete.
- #IIK068: Installed CDX underlayment, 40% complete; Toyo heater, fuel tank, fuel line, and tank wall mount installation.
- #IIK076: Installed one beam and continued preparation of the center and opposite-side beams, 70% complete.
- #IIK106: Lifted home in preparation for a new post and pad foundation, 70% complete.
- #IIK185A: Post and pad foundation installation, 90% complete.
- #IIK185B: Repaired the arctic entry and built steps, 80% complete.
- #IIK203: Removed water-damaged furniture and household items and swept the floor, 80% complete; allowing the area to dry before cleaning continues.
- #IIK208: Repaired existing deck and stairs and installed handrails, 100% complete.
- General: Continued community-wide trash and debris removal; hauled trash to the local landfill and supersacks containing wet insulation, wood, trash, and metal to the barge landing; hauled debris for construction crews; demolished a porch and boat; cleaned rental units; and provided septic, water, trash, and fuel hauling services.
- Total of 80 team members onsite.
8/12/26
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK027: Post and pad foundation installation, 100% complete.
- #IIK042: Lifted the home an additional foot to make room for I-beams underneath; home needs to be moved 10 feet away from the boardwalk, 100% complete.
- #IIK043: Roof framing, 90% complete; waiting on roofing tin.
- #IIK046: Installed 1/2-inch CDX underlayment, 90% complete.
- #IIK064: Post and pad foundation installation, 20% complete.
- #IIK068: Toyotomi heater, fuel tank, fuel line, and tank wall mount installation.
- #IIK106: Lifted home in preparation for a new post and pad foundation, 20% complete.
- #IIK185A: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 85% complete.
- #IIK185B: Reframed the front wall and relocated the door to the west side of the home to align with the boardwalk, 100% complete.
- #IIK187: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 100% complete.
- #IIK231: Repaired existing deck and stairs and installed handrails, 100% complete.
- #IIK232: Repaired existing deck and stairs and installed handrails, 100% complete.
- Resident Home: Cleaned the floor and removed trash from the home, 50% complete.
- General Tasks: Continued community-wide trash and debris removal; hauled trash to the local landfill and supersacks containing wet insulation, wood, trash, and metal to the barge landing; hauled debris for construction crews; demolished a porch and boat; cleaned rental units; provided septic, water, trash, and fuel hauling services.
- 83 team members onsite.
8/11/26
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK027: Post and pad foundation installation, 90% complete.
- #IIK042: Lifted the home an additional foot to make room for I-beams underneath; home needs to be moved 10 feet away from the boardwalk, 80% complete.
- #IIK046: Installed 1/2-inch CDX underlayment, 40% complete.
- #IIK068: Toyotomi heater, fuel tank, fuel line, and tank wall mount installation.
- #IIK076: Installed one beam and continued preparation of the center and opposite-side beams, 70% complete.
- #IIK185A: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 75% complete.
- #IIK185B: Reframed the front wall and relocated the door to the west side of the home to align with the boardwalk, 90% complete.
- #IIK187: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 90% complete; repaired existing deck and stairs.
- #IIK208: Completed installing 1/2-inch CDX underlayment, 100% complete.
- #IIK210: Installed batt insulation, Tyvek, and subfloor sheathing, 80% complete; waiting on additional insulation.
- Resident Home: Cleaned the floor and removed trash from the home, 30% complete.
- Resident Home: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 90% complete.
- General Tasks: No change.
- 85 team members onsite.
8/10/26
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK042: Lifted the home an additional foot to make room for I-beams underneath; home needs to be moved 10 feet away from the boardwalk, 40% complete.
- #IIK043: Roof framing; 90% complete; waiting on roofing tin.
- #IIK157: Cleaned the floor and removed trash, 100% complete; Toyotomi heater, fuel tank, fuel line, and tank wall mount installation.
- #IIK187: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 90% complete.
- #IIK208: Installed 1/2-inch CDX underlayment, 70% complete; completed opening exterior walls and removing wet insulation, 100% complete.
- Resident Home: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 80% complete.
- General Tasks: No change.
- 83 team members onsite.
8/09/26
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK027: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 50% complete.
- #IIK042: Lifted the home an additional one foot to make room for I-beams underneath; home needs to be moved 10 feet away from the boardwalk, 20% complete.
- #IIK076: Continued beam installation and preparation of the center and opposite side beams, 70% complete.
- #IIK160: Completed lifting the home four feet off the ground, 100% complete.
- #IIK185A: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 45% complete; completed reframing five windows, 100% complete.
- #IIK185B: Reframed the front wall and relocated the door to the west side of the home to align with the boardwalk, 50% complete; completed reframing five windows, 100% complete.
- #IIK187: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 70% complete.
- #IIK208: Installed 1/2-inch CDX underlayment, 70% complete; opened exterior walls and removed wet insulation, 80% complete.
- #IIK210: Continued installing batt insulation, Tyvek, and subfloor sheathing, 80% complete; awaiting additional insulation.
- Resident Home: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 60% complete.
- General Tasks: No change.
- 77 team members onsite.
8/08/26
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK027: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 20% complete.
- #IIK043: Continued roof framing, 90% complete.
- #IIK068: Completed post and pad foundation installation, 100% complete. Cleaned the floor and removed trash from the home.
- #IIK076: Continued beam installation and preparation of the center and opposite side beams, 70% complete.
- #IIK091B: Completed lifting the home four feet off the ground and set it on cribbing, 100% complete.
- #IIK160: Lifted the home two feet off the ground; an additional two feet of lifting is required, 50% complete.
- #IIK185A: Started post and pad foundation installation, 15% complete; continued reframing five windows, 80% complete; continued installing 1/2-inch CDX underlayment, 20% complete.
- #IIK187: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 50% complete.
- #IIK208: Completed removing underlayment; opened exterior walls and removed wet insulation, 80% complete.
- #IIK210: Continued installing batt insulation, Tyvek, and subfloor sheathing, 60% complete; awaiting additional insulation to complete the work.
- General Tasks: No change.
- 74 team members onsite.
8/07/26
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK040: Completed stair installation, 100% complete.
- #IIK043: Completed porch wall construction, continued roof framing, 80% complete.
- #IIK068: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 90% complete.
- #IIK076: Installed one foundation beam and continued preparing the center and opposite-side beams, 60% complete.
- #IIK091B: Lifted the home one foot off the ground; an additional three feet of lifting is required, 25% complete.
- #IIK185A: Completed reframing one window; started installing 1/2-inch CDX underlayment, 15% complete.
- #IIK187: Started post and pad foundation installation, 10% complete.
- #IIK208: Continued installing underlayment, 95% complete.
- General Tasks: No change.
- 86 team members onsite.
8/06/26
- Brice: Constructed elevated boardwalk: School intersection handrails and started access ramps on Airport to School board roads.
- Brice: Constructed on-grade board road: Continued decking and building sleepers on Windfarm board road and Teacher Housing. Continued working on access ramps and handrails, as well as other Board Road repairs.
- Brice: Repair existing board road and guard railing (on-going) throughout Kipnuk. Continued working on double access ramp at the church.
- To Date: Just short of 16,000 linear feet of boardwalk constructed.
- Brice Plumber & Electrician: Departed Kipnuk project. Responsibilities of the RO unit were handed over to Nick Burling with ANTHC.
- Brice: Equipment, tools and materials cleanup and consolidation.
- Hog River: Leveling homes, blocking home foundations throughout community, drying home’s interior (as required) and as required removing interior home wet/damaged material and replacing with new materials.
- Hog River: Debris consolidation and clean-up (continued) throughout Kipnuk.
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK010: Hauled cribbing and began setup and preparation for house lifting and beam installation.
- #IIK027: Post, pad, and bracing installation remains 10% complete and on hold; preparing to resume foundation work.
- #IIK040: Finished setting foundation posts and installed cross bracing between posts and beams, 90% complete.
- #IIK043: Completed porch wall construction; continued roof framing, 50% complete.
- #IIK068: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 60% complete.
- #IIK074: Continued installing underlayment sheathing, 90% complete.
- #IIK076: Installed one foundation beam and continued preparing the center and opposite-side beams, 30% complete.
- #IIK092: Continued reconstructing the wall.
- #IIK105: Continued painting interior walls.
- #IIK159: Continued installing plumbing, 90% complete (awaiting the shower stall).
- #IIK185A: Completed removing interior wall sheathing and batt insulation; completed removing wet interior insulation and sheathing; reframed one window, 100% complete.
- #IIK198: Continued scrubbing floor; installed fuel tank, fuel line, and tank wall mount.
- #IIK208: Continued installing underlayment, 75% complete; repaired ceiling plywood.
- Resident Home: Completed lifting the house four feet onto cribbing in preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation, 100% complete.
- General Tasks: Continued community-wide debris cleanup hauled trash and supersacks to the local landfill/barge landing. Hauled debris for foundation and construction crews; demolished a damaged porch and boat; cleaned rental units; hauled trash to the dump, provided septic, water, trash, and fuel hauling services for rental units.
- 98 team members onsite.
8/05/26
- Brice: Constructed elevated boardwalk: School intersection handrails and started access ramps on Airport to School board roads.
- Brice: Constructed on-grade board road: Continued decking and building sleepers on Windfarm board road and Teacher Housing. Over 1,400 feet of board road on the Windfarm section now complete.
- Brice: Repair existing board road and guard railing (on-going) throughout Kipnuk. Continued working on double access ramp at the church.
- To Date: Just short of 16,000 linear feet of boardwalk constructed.
- Brice Plumber & Electrician: Departed Kipnuk project. Responsibilities of the RO unit were handed over to Nick Burling with ANTHC.
- Brice: Equipment, tools and materials cleanup and consolidation.
- Hog River: Leveling homes, blocking home foundations throughout community, drying home’s interior (as required) and as required removing interior home wet/damaged material and replacing with new materials.
- Hog River: Debris consolidation and clean-up (continued) throughout Kipnuk.
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
#IIK027: Continued post, pad, and bracing installation, 10% complete (on hold due to weather).
#IIK040: Completed lifting the house 4 feet onto cribbing in preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation; materials and tools hauled to the site, 100% complete.
#IIK043: Completed installation of a new deck and stairs; continued construction of a new porch, 50% complete.
#IIK068: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 35% complete.
#IIK074: Continued installation of underlayment sheathing, 90% complete.
#IIK076: Continued preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation; installed support beams and an exterior porch door.
#IIK105: Completed installation of the raised floor and plumbing wall, 100% complete.
#IIK157: Completed interior floor cleaning.
#IIK159: Continued plumbing installation, 90% complete (awaiting the shower stall).
#IIK185A: Continued removal of wet interior insulation and sheathing, 50% complete.
#IIK198: Installed a new Laser Toyostove and fuel lines.
#IIK203: Structural assessment determined major storm damage; work placed on hold.
#IIK207: Installed a new Laser Toyostove and fuel lines for the homeowner.
#IIK208: Continued installation of new underfloor sheathing, 25% complete.
#IIK(Julia Stone): Continued lifting the house 4 feet onto cribbing in preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation, 60% complete.
General Tasks: Community-wide debris cleanup was placed on hold due to weather; cleaned the school and church; continued cleaning the KTC building; assisted with relocating catering operations from the church to the school; hauled septic from rental units; cleaned debris from critical work areas north of the school and transported it to designated disposal sites.
Total of 93 team members are currently on-site.
8/04/26
- Brice: Constructed elevated boardwalk: School intersection handrails and started access ramps on Airport to School board roads.
- Brice: Constructed on-grade board road: Continued decking and building sleepers on Windfarm board road and Teacher Housing. Over 1,400 feet of board road on the Windfarm section now complete.
- Brice: Repair existing board road and guard railing (on-going) throughout Kipnuk. Continued working on double access ramp at the church.
- To Date: Just short of 16,000 linear feet of boardwalk constructed.
- Brice Plumber & Electrician: Departed Kipnuk project. Responsibilities of the RO unit were handed over to Nick Burling with ANTHC.
- Brice: Equipment, tools and materials cleanup and consolidation.
- Hog River: Leveling homes, blocking home foundations throughout community, drying home’s interior (as required) and as required removing interior home wet/damaged material and replacing with new materials.
- Hog River: Debris consolidation and clean-up (continued) throughout Kipnuk.
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK027: Started post, pad, and bracing installation, 10% complete.
- #IIK040: Started post, pad, and bracing installation; hauled materials and tools to the site and lifted the house four feet onto cribbing in preparation for foundation work, 40% complete.
- #IIK043: Started construction of a new deck, 25% complete.
- #IIK044: Completed post, pad, and bracing installation, 100% complete.
- #IIK045: Completed handrail installation, 100% complete.
- #IIK068: Lifted house four feet onto cribbing in preparation for foundation work; started post and pad foundation installation, 10% complete.
- #IIK074: Completed floor insulation installation; started installing underlayment sheathing, 40% complete.
- #IIK076: Continued preparing for post, pad, and bracing installation; installed support beams in preparation for foundation work.
- #IIK159: Continued plumbing installation, 90% complete (awaiting shower stall).
- #IIK185A: Completed removing damaged interior flooring; started removing wet interior insulation and sheathing, 30% complete.
- #IIK203: Completed removing two damaged porches in preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation; cleaned around the home in preparation for foundation work.
- #IIK208: Completed removing damaged interior flooring; started installing new underfloor sheathing, 20% complete.
- Resident Home: Lifted house four feet onto cribbing in preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation, 20% complete.
- General: Continued community-wide debris cleanup; hauled trash to local landfill and supersacks of wet insulation, wood, trash, and metal to the barge landing; started cleaning the KTC building; cleaned rental units; hauled water to rental units; hauled septic from rental units; assisted with interior flooring and wet insulation removal operations.
- 96 team members onsite.
8/03/26
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK044: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 95% complete.
- #IIK045: Continued handrail installation, 50% complete.
- #IIK051: Completed interior cleaning, including scrubbing floors and removed all trash, 100% complete.
- #IIK061: Completed handrail installation, 100% complete.
- #IIK068: Continued post and pad foundation installation; lifted house four feet onto cribbing in preparation for foundation work, 80% complete.
- #IIK074: Continued installing floor insulation.
- #IIK076: Prepared for post, pad, and bracing installation; fabricated beams for foundation installation.
- #IIK159: Continued plumbing installation, 90% complete (awaiting shower stall).
- #IIK185A: Continued removing damaged interior flooring, 90% complete.
- #IIK198: Continued exterior wall repairs, 50% complete.
- #IIK203: Removed two damaged porches in preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation.
- #IIK208: Continued removing damaged interior flooring, 90% complete.
- #IIK222: Lifted house four feet onto cribbing in preparation for post, pad, and bracing installation.
- General: Continued community-wide debris cleanup; hauled trash to the landfill and supersacks of wet insulation, wood, trash, and metal to the barge landing; cleaned rental units; retrieved and returned the village 1,500-gallon water tank; hauled trash from rental units; hauled fuel to local residences.
- 96 team members onsite.
8/02/26
- Brice: Constructed elevated boardwalk: School intersection handrails and started access ramps on Airport to School board roads.
- Brice: Constructed on-grade board road: Continued decking and building sleepers on Windfarm board road and Teacher Housing. Over 1000 feet of board road on the Windfarm section now complete.
- Brice: Repair existing board road and guard railing (on-going) throughout Kipnuk.
- To Date: Just short of 16,000 linear feet of boardwalk constructed.
- Brice Plumber & Electrician: Departed Kipnuk project. Responsibilities of the RO unit were handed over to Nick Burling with ANTHC.
- Brice: Equipment, tools and materials cleanup and consolidation.
- Hog River: Leveling homes, blocking home foundations throughout community, drying home’s interior (as required) and as required removing interior home wet/damaged material and replacing with new materials.
- Hog River: Debris consolidation and clean-up (continued) throughout Kipnuk.
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK009: Completed post and pad foundation. Repaired arctic entry, 100% complete.
- #IIK040: Cleaned and scrubbed the floor and removed all trash, 100% complete.
- #IIK044: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 90% complete.
- #IIK045: Removed storm-damaged front wall and reframed a new wall, 100% complete.
- #IIK061: Completed post and pad foundation installation, 100% complete.
- #IIK064: Relocated the home 10 feet away from the roadway, 100% complete.
- #IIK105: Installed two new exterior doors and replaced windows, 100% complete.
- #IIK159: Continued installing plumbing, 90% complete (waiting on the shower stall).
- #IIK185A: Continued post and pad foundation installation, 40% complete.
- #IIK185B: Replaced roofing tin blown off during the typhoon and continued removing damaged subflooring, 90% complete.
- #IIK207: Completed constructing a new arctic entry, 100% complete.
- Resident Home: Removed deteriorated plywood sheathing and wet insulation from beneath the home, hauled debris back to town, and completed all lifting, stripping, and cleanup work on homes across the river, 100% complete.
- Storage Unit: Completed post and pad foundation installation, 100% complete.
- General: Continued community-wide debris cleanup; hauled trash to the landfill and supersacks of wet insulation, wood, trash, and metal to the barge landing; hauled cribbing to foundation crews; cleaned rental units; pumped water to eight rental units; pumped sewer holding tanks for six rental units; hauled freight from the airport; hauled trash from rental units.
- 97 team members onsite.
8/01/26
- Brice: Constructed elevated boardwalk: School intersection handrails and started access ramps on Airport to School board roads.
- Brice: Constructed on-grade board road: Windfarm and Teacher Housing.
- Brice: Repair existing board road and guard railing (on-going) throughout Kipnuk.
- To Date: Just short of 16,000 linear feet of boardwalk constructed.
- Brice Plumber & Electrician: Departed Kipnuk project.
- Brice: Equipment, tools and materials cleanup and consolidation.
- Hog River: Leveling homes, blocking home foundations throughout community, drying home’s interior (as required) and as required removing interior home wet/damaged material and replacing with new materials.
- Hog River: Debris consolidation and clean-up (continued) throughout Kipnuk.
Facilities Daily Report
- Work performed by Hog River Construction.
- #IIK009: Completed post and pad foundation system; continued repairs to the arctic entry.
- #IIK027: Completed replacing foundation beams with new pressure-treated beams in preparation for relocating the home 20 feet back to its original location.
- #IIK040: Continued interior cleaning; cleaned and scrubbed floors; removed trash and debris.
- #IIK044: Continued installing post and pad foundation system.
- #IIK061: Continued installing post and pad foundation system.
- #IIK064: Started relocating the home 10 feet away from the roadway.
- #IIK105: Completed installing two new exterior doors and replaced windows.
- #IIK159: Continued installing plumbing; awaiting delivery of the shower stall to complete the work.
- #IIK185A: Continued installing post and pad foundation system.
- #IIK185B: Completed roof insulation; continued removing typhoon-damaged subflooring.
- #IIK207: Continued construction of a new arctic entry.
- Resident Home: Continued removing deteriorated plywood sheathing and water-damaged insulation from beneath the exterior floor system; hauled debris back to town.
- Storage Unit: Continued installing post and pad foundation system.
- General: Community-wide debris cleanup; hauled trash to the local landfill; transported supersacks containing wet insulation, wood, trash, and metal to the barge landing; hauled cribbing materials to foundation crews; pumped water to eight rental units; pumped sewer holding tanks for six rental units; transported freight form the airport; hauled trash from rental units; cleaned rental units.
- 102 team members onsite.
Documents
8/13/26
Windfarm Road - Decking
Windfarm Road - Sleepers, beams, cribbing and decking
8/12/26
Windfarm Road - Sleepers, Beams, Cribbing and Decking
8/10/26
Windfarm Road - Sleepers and Decking
8/08/26
Access Ramps
8/06/26
8/05/26
Windfarm Road - Sleepers, Beam, Cribbing & Decking
Church Access Ramp
8/03/26
Windfarm Road - Sleepers
Windfarm Airport to School - Handrails
8/02/26
Windfarm Road - Beam/Cribbing & Decking
Windfarm Road - Decking
8/01/26
Windfarm Road - Decking