Snow Champion

Sarah Schacher is the Northern Region Preconstruction Engineer for the Alaska Department of Transportation where she oversees a capital program of highway and aviation projects worth $250 Million annually. Her team is challenged to develop projects that support safety and road operations in a vast region that experiences 6 months of continuous winter and where a snowstorm can hit any day of the year. Northern Region’s value of service includes service to both the public and maintenance personnel, so designers spend considerable time ensuring infrastructure projects do not add to snow and ice removal burdens and wherever possible, invest in ways that reduce efforts associated for caring for the infrastructure for all aspects of maintenance.