Editing Nome, Alaska (section)

===Surface transportation===
[[File:Nome Alaska road sign.jpg|thumb|right|The road system leading from Nome is extensive, though sparsely used during the winter months and leads mostly through remote terrain.]]
Local roads lead to [[Council, Alaska|Council]], the [[Kougarok River]], and [[Teller, Alaska|Teller]]: the [[Nome-Council Highway|Nome-Council]], [[Nome-Taylor Highway|Nome-Taylor]], and [[Nome-Teller Highway]]s, respectively. There are also smaller roads to communities up to {{convert|87|mi|km}} from Nome,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nomealaska.org/vc/information.htm|access-date=September 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816181336/http://www.nomealaska.org/vc/information.htm|archive-date=August 16, 2009|title=General Information|publisher=Nome Convention and Visitors Bureau}}</ref> yet no road connection to the other major cities of Alaska. There are no railroads going to or from Nome. A {{convert|500|mi|km|adj=on}} road project ([[Alaska Route 2|Manley Hot Springs–Nome]]) is being discussed in Alaska. It has been estimated (as of 2010) to cost $2.3 to $2.7 billion, or approximately $5 million per mile.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/story/1111745.html|title=Nome road could cost $2.7 billion|last=Cockerham|first=Sean|date=January 27, 2010|newspaper=Anchorage Daily News|access-date=February 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100130144020/http://www.adn.com/news/alaska/rural/story/1111745.html|archive-date=January 30, 2010}}</ref>