Hooper Bay: 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.

Hooper Bay Operations Summary

Completed 11/25. No change until further notice.

11/25/2025

Horizontal work complete.

11/23/2025

Lumber arrived and boardwalk repairs are underway.

11/21/2025

Awaiting 2x6 lumber to complete boardwalk repairs.
Sheet pile cap repairs complete.

11/20/2025

Awaiting 2x6 lumber to complete boardwalk repairs.
Continuing sheet pile cap repairs.

11/19/2025

Awaiting 2x6 lumber to complete boardwalk repairs.
Continuing sheet pile cap repairs.
Tight blade grading on airport access road.

11/18/2025

Clearing windblown snow away.
Waiting on additional lumber and hardware to continue boardwalk handrail repairs.

11/15/2025

No Change: Gathering riprap to reinstall for sheet pile protection.
Boardwalk repairs are underway.

11/14/2025

Gathering riprap to reinstall for sheet pile protection.

11/13/2025

Moving lumber from south of airport to the north end of town for boardwalk repairs.
Pioneered access road to rebuild slopes against the sheet piles.

11/11/2025

No Change: Boardwalk repairs will begin Wednesday, 11/12.

11/10/2025

No Change: Boardwalk repairs will begin Wednesday, November 12.
Qayaq continues to fill and restore road by the airport runway.

11/09/2025

Boardwalk repairs will begin Wednesday, November 12.
Qayaq continues to fill and restore road by the airport runway.

11/08/2025

Boardwalk repairs will begin Tuesday, November 11th.

11/07/2025

Boardwalk repair mobilization underway; Qayaq Construction to start over the weekend.
Materials pre-staged (lumber, pilings, hardware).
Plan: re-anchor lifted sections, replace planks, drive new piles—prioritizing routes to school/clinic/airport.

11/06/2025