Current Status
Right-of-way negotiations are ongoing.
Utility relocation design is nearly complete.
Construction is anticipated to begin in 2019, dependent on right-of-way negotiations and utility agreements, which are out of the Department’s control. 

Project Description
Crash mapping led the Department to nominate the Palmer-Wasilla Highway for a Highway Safety Improvement Program project in 2011. The resulting project will widen the Palmer-Wasilla Highway to create a center two-way left-turn lane, which will reduce crashes by removing turning drivers from the through lane. The multi-use pathway will remain on the north side but will be relocated. The team recognizes that more lanes may be necessary to meet long-term traffic demand and additional lanes may be considered in the future when funding allows. Funding for this project is included in the Highway Safety Improvement Program funding plan for federal fiscal year 2019.

Current design: http://brooks-alaska.com/pwh/documents.htm

Seward Meridian Parkway Improvements, Phase II, Palmer-Wasilla Highway to Seldon Road Project Number Z512210000/0001417

Current Status
Final design is ongoing.
Right-of-way negotiations are anticipated to begin later in the summer.
Construction is anticipated to begin in 2019, dependent on right-of-way negotiations and utility agreements, which are out of the Department’s control. 

Project Description

The project will widen Seward Meridian Parkway to accommodate four travel lanes and a center two-way left-turn lane and will extended to Seldon Road. The project includes a separated pathway along the west side of Seward Meridian.

This is the second phase of a larger project to improve Seward Meridian from Parks Highway to Seldon Road. Phase I, Parks Highway to Palmer-Wasilla Highway is complete.

Current design: http://www.brooks-alaska.com/sewardmeridian/alignment.html

For more information contact:
Anne Brooks, P.E., Public Involvement Specialist
Brooks & Associates
Toll Free: 1 (866) 535-1877
Email: comments.brooksalaska@gmail.com

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