State of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF)
Purpose & Need Statement Request for Public Comment
Steese Expressway / Johansen Expressway Interchange
Project No. Z607320000/0002337

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is proposing to upgrade the Steese Expressway/Johansen Expressway intersection. The project team is currently developing the environmental document.

DOT&PF is soliciting comments on the Project Purpose and Need Statement which is found at the project website at http://dot.alaska.gov/nreg/steese-johansen/.  

The project purpose & need statement has been refined in response to public and agency input received through the scoping period associated with the October 12, 2017 open house. This statement will be used to generate and evaluate proposed project alternatives, and is directly linked to the problems identified during the previous scoping period.

DOT&PF complies with the following Executive Orders (EO):
EO 11990 Notice of Wetland Involvement,
EO 12898 Environmental Justice,
EO 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources,
EO 11988 Floodplain Management,
EO 13007 Indian Sacred Sites,
EO 13175 Consultation with Indian Tribal Governments, and
EO 13112 Invasive Species, as amended by EO 13751.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by DOT&PF pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated November 3, 2017 and executed by FHWA and DOT&PF.

Please provide written or emailed comments to the following address by June 15, 2018.

Lauren Little, Project Manager
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
2301 Peger Road
Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-5316
lauren.little@alaska.gov

If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Lauren Little, P.E.,
Project Manager, at (907) 451-5371, lauren.little@alaska.gov  or Laura Sample, Environmental Analyst, at (907) 451-5416, laura.sample@alaska.gov.

DOT&PF operates all programs without regard to race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin. Full Title VI Nondiscrimination Policy: dot.alaska.gov/tvi_statement.shtml. To file a complaint go to: dot.alaska.gov/cvlrts/titlevi.shtml.

The DOT&PF complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with a hearing impairment can contact DOT&PF at our Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (907) 451-2363.