Fifty years ago, Alaska experienced the biggest man-made earthquake in our history. The ground shook as heavy machinery forged a new road to the Arctic Ocean, hundreds of thousands of new people flooded into the state, tens of thousands of workers built an unprecedented pipeline system.

In the words of Gov. Jay Hammond, Alaskans experienced a “maelstrom of change.” The construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline system (TAPS) emerged as one of the biggest infrastructure projects of the 20th century and one of the most consequential events in Alaska’s history.

Between 2024 and 2027, Alaskans have a unique opportunity to reflect on 50 years of our most famous megaproject (constructed between 1974-1977), how it changed the nature and character of Alaska, and what lessons it holds for our coll

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