Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities 

Notice of Online Public Open House 

MCCARTHY ROAD PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL LINKAGES (PEL) STUDY

Project Number (AK FLAP DOT 198(4))

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) invites you to the first online open house for the Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study of the McCarthy Road. Western Federal Lands, in collaboration with DOT&PF and National Park Service has prepared an online open house that will be available to viewers from November 29 to January 10, 2024, at the project website: http://www.mccarthyroadpel.com. The study corridor extends 60 miles from the eastern end of Chitina to the Kennicott River, and another four miles to the southern end of the Kennicott subdivision.

DOT&PF is soliciting input from the public on transportation-related issues and needs for consideration in development of future McCarthy Road corridor improvement projects.

The Online Open House can be accessed on the following website www.McCarthyRoadPEL.com until January 10, 2024. 

Seth English-Young, Planning Team Lead 
Federal Highway Administration, Western Federal Lands Highway Division 
seth.english-young@dot.gov 
(360) 619-7803 

Joshua Scott, Wrangell-St Elias National Park & Preserve 
National Park Service 
Joshua_Scott@nps.gov 
(907) 822-7243  

Kim Wetzel, AICP, Public Involvement 
kim.wetzel@jacobs.com  
(907) 440-1591  

Paul Eckman, P.E., Reconnaissance Engineer 
 DOT&PF Northern Region 
paul.eckman@alska.gov 
(907) 451-5343 

The following executive orders apply: Executive Order (EO) 11990, Notice of Wetland Involvement; EO 12898, Environmental Justice; EO 11593, Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment; EO 11988, Floodplain Management, EO 13112, Invasive Species.

It is the policy of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) that no one shall be subject to discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, regardless of the funding source, including Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, and State of Alaska funds.

If you require reasonable accommodation and/or special modifications to participate in this public open house, please contact the project manager listed above. You should make your request at least 10 days before the accommodation is needed in order to make any necessary arrangements. To communicate by text telephone, dial TTY 711 or 1-800-770-8973.

Planning products produced during this PEL study may be adopted or incorporated by reference during a subsequent environmental review process.

 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 April 13, 2023, and executed by FHWA and DOT&PF.