The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has assumed the responsibilities of the Federal Highway Administration underSection 326 of amended Chapter 3 of Title 23, United States Code (23 U.S.C.326), and is soliciting comments and information on a proposal to upgrade and install an over-height vehicle warning system on Glenn Highway approaches to the Eklutna Overpass Bridge in Eklutna, Alaska. The purpose of the project isto improve corridor safety and reduce bridge maintenance and repair costs caused by over-height load strikes.

The proposed work could include the following:

Install, upgrade, or replace approach signs and bridge delineation assemblies

Install, upgrade, or replace overhead sign structures and bridge delineation/markings

Install or replace guardrail and guardrail end treatments

Install upgraded northbound and southbound over-height vehicle detection system (OVDS)

Trench to connect to existing electrical system

Install and upgrade conduits

Widen and stripe shoulders at overpass approaches

This proposed project will comply with Section 106 of the National HistoricPreservation Act; Executive Orders: 11990 (Wetlands Protection), 11988 (Floodplain Protection), 12898 (Environmental Justice); the Clean Air Act,Clean Water Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and U.S. DOT Act Section4(f).

Construction for the proposed project is anticipated to begin in Summer 2016. To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide written comments to the following address by November 20, 2014.

Brian Elliott, Regional Environmental Manager

DOT&PF Preliminary Design & Environmental

P.O.Box 196900

Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6900

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact CarlaSmith. P.E., Project Manager, at 269-0544 or Kim Campo-Allen, EnvironmentalImpact Analyst, at 269-0533.

It is the policy of the Alaska Department of Transportation & PublicFacilities (DOT&PF) that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration and State of Alaska Funds.

The DOT&PF complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of1990. Individuals with a hearing impairment can contact DOT&PF at our Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (907) 269-0473.