The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is soliciting comments to replace the Snake River Bridge #324 located at MP 7 on the Nome-Teller Highway.  This will provide a safe and efficient means of travel for users of the Nome-Teller Highway. The bridge is deteriorating and in major need of replacement. There is only one road that leads to Teller, and the bridge is needed to travel west on the Teller Highway out of town.

This project is being developed in accordance with the following Executive Orders (EO):
EO12898 Environmental Justice,
EO 11990 Wetland Involvement,
EO 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources,
EO11988 Floodplain Management,
and EO13112 Invasive Species, as amended by EO 13751

We are currently working on preliminary design, engineering and environmental reviews and want to ensure that all possible factors are considered.  Construction is currently planned for summer of 2026. 

Please submit comments by June 28, 2025, to:

Lindsey Webb, P.E., Acting Engineering Manager
Department of Transportation & Public Facilities
2301 Peger Road Fairbanks, Alaska 99709-5316
(907) 451-5467
Text Telephone (TDD): 771 or 1-800-770-8973
Email:  lindsey.webb@alaska.gov

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. Title VI Nondiscrimination Policy: https://dot.alaska.gov/tvi_statement.shtml. To file a complaint:  dot.alaska.gov/cvlrts/titlevi.shtml

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.