The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), has assumed the responsibilities of the Federal Highway Administration under Section 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 resurface the Old Glenn Highway between Artillery Road and Lake Ridge Drive.The proposed project is located in Eagle River, Alaska, and may include the following actions: Resurface the roadway; Repair and/or replace structural sections of the roadway; Improve storm water drainage and creek crossing facilities; Repair, replace, install new: signing, striping, lighting, guardrail, signals, automated traffic recorders; Improve non-motorized transportation facilities; Bridge repair/deck overlay where the Old Glenn Highway crosses the Glenn Highway at the Artillery Road interchange; Relocate utilities; and Removal of vegetation.
This proposed project will comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation 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 Section 4(f).
Construction for the proposed project is anticipated to begin in summer 2019. To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide written comments to the following address by September 23, 2017.
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 Sean Baski, P.E., Project Manager, at 269-0547 or Matt Dietrick, Environmental Impact Analyst, at 269-0531.
It is the policy of the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (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.
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