Viewing and Editing Boardroads Information
With the AML Boardroad Public Input App, you can:
- View maps of your community.
- Add missing boardroads.
- Add hazards.
- Update the name of a boardroad.
- Update the condition of a boardroad.
- Identify culturally important areas (these will be reviewed internally and not publicly available).
The app includes a demonstration video on how to use it, just look for the button on the left side.
Definition: What is a boardroad?
Often, grant providers imagine that a “boardwalk” could be a tourist destination alongside the water with shops. For much of Alaska, the term boardroad is vastly different, representing a piece of vital infrastructure that connects a community in every way that a street, highway, or sidewalk might elsewhere.
Boardroad:
A public-use, elevated roadway with a board surface providing physical access to land, facilities, or public services. A boardroad is used by pedestrians and/or nonmotorized vehicles and/or low-speed motorized equipment. A boardroad consists of a deck and supporting structural elements.
Boardroad border:
The area immediately next to a boardroad where clearing or modification addresses hazards to boardroad use. The boardroad border is the right-of-way; OR immediately adjacent area on either side of the boardroad, extending no more than the width of the boardroad.
Inventory: Is your boardroad community listed?
Communities that have boardroads:
Do you see a community that is missing? Do you see incorrect information? Please let us know at boardroads@akml.org
| Akutan, AK | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | Petersburg Borough, AK |
| Atmautluak, AK | Ketchikan, AK | Petersburg, AK |
| Bethel, AK | King Cove, AK | Port Alexander |
| Chefornak, AK | King Salmon, AK | Port Lions, AK |
| Chenega, AK | Kipnuk, AK | Quinhagak, AK |
| Chevak, AK | Kongiganak, AK | Sand Point, AK |
| Chignik, AK | Kotlik, AK | Selawik, AK |
| Copper Center, AK | Kupreanof, AK | Skagway, AK |
| Diomede, AK | Kwigillingok, AK | Soldotna, AK |
| Eek, AK | Napaskiak, AK | Stebbins, AK |
| Emmonak, AK | Newtok, AK | Tenakee Springs, AK |
| Homer, AK | Nightmute, AK | Toksook Bay, AK |
| Hoonah, AK | Nunam Iqua, AK | Tuntutuliak, AK |
| Hooper Bay, AK | Nunapitchuk, AK | Tununak, AK |
| Karluk, AK | Ouzinkie, AK | Utqiagvik, AK |
| Kasigluk, AK | Pelican, AK |
Communities seeking boardroad infrastructure:
| Kwethluk AK | Tuluksak, AK |
Condition Inspection: Can I do an inspection?
We anticipate you’ll be able to log your inspection results by the end of the year.
The assessment checklist will include structural integrity, surface condition, and ADA compliance.
We are creating a mapping application that will show the track of a boardroad and the inspection results that have been uploaded.
Document Library
Community Phone Survey Questions, February and March of 2026
Boardroad Assessment Framework, April 2026
Boardroad Assessment Field Guide, April 2026
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Boardroad Development Report and Calculations, February 2026
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Boardroads Plans and Elevations, March 2026
Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Boardroads Standard Specifications, March 2026
Schedule: When can we use the inventory and inspection standards?
The inventory and inspection tools are slated for completion in the spring of 2027. We may post in-progress tools that you can experiment with. Feedback is welcomed at boardroads@akml.org.
What’s next?
Thank you to the communities that took the time to complete our survey! Your input will help guide future boardroad installation best practices.
Next, our contract engineers will be visiting some communities to test the Boardroad Assessment Field Guide using real-world boardroad conditions (see the “Document Library” above).
We’ve launched the AML Boardroad Public Input App! This is how you can review and update boardroad names, locations, and sensitive areas in your community.
