Request for Public Comments
Parks Highway Nenana River Bridge at Rex (#0216) Replacement
Project No. NFHWY00788

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is soliciting comments on the proposed replacement of the Nenana River Bridge at Rex Crossing near MP 276 on the Parks Highway (Figure 1). Other project activities include repairing the revetment, RWIS system relocation, paving and striping, replacement of signs, replacement of guardrails, and vegetation clearing and grubbing. Replacement of the bridge will require a work trestle on the south side of the existing bridge, and a temporary bridge placed on the north side of the bridge to be used as a detour route. There will be a permanent ROW acquisition for staging and a TCE for access during construction.

Construction is currently planned for summer 2026.

Portions of the existing Nenana River Bridge at Rex Crossing are within the base floodplain of the Nenana River in the form of bank protection (riprap) at both ends of the bridge and three piers. The project is being developed in accordance with the following Executive Orders (EO):

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, as amended by EO 13751, Invasive Species

We are currently working on conceptual designs, engineering, and environmental studies. Construction is currently planned for summer 2026.

Comments may be submitted until January 7, 2026:

John Netardus, P.E., Engineering Manager
2301 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-5316
Telephone: (907) 451+5448
TTY: 771 or 1-800-770-8973
Email: john.netardus@alaska.gov

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by the Alaska 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.

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 fund.  To communicate by text telephone, dial TTY 711 or 1-800-770-8973. Full Title VI Nondiscrimination Policy: dot.alaska.gov/tvi_statement.shtml