Request for Public Comment

City of Fairbanks Systemic Signal Upgrades – Stage 2

Project Number NFHWY01098

The State of Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) requests your comments on the proposed City of Fairbanks Systemic Signal Upgrade project. DOT&PF is proposing to upgrade signal light infrastructure at several intersections within the City of Fairbanks. These intersections include: Old Steese Highway & Bentley Trust Road, Lacey Street & 10th Avenue, South Cushman Street & 15th Avenue, South Cushman Street & 17th Avenue, and Lathrop Street & Davis Street.

The project is needed to upgrade traffic signals within the City of Fairbanks that do not meet current standards. The project will replace signal poles, controller cabinets, signal faces, load centers, install retroreflective back plates, signs and all associated signal hardware, update striping, install new conduit and associated cable as well as minor intersections improvements, which may include asphalt patching and concrete work. The project will encroach on a Special Flood Hazard Area (AH) at the intersection of Davis Road & Lathrop Street. Due to the limited extent of the project, we expect no impacts to the floodplain.

The following Executive Orders (EO) apply:

EO 11593, Protection and Enhancement of the Cultural Environment
EO 11988, Floodplain Management
EO 13112, Invasive Species

DOT&PF requests information and comments on resources in the project area that may be affected.

Please submit comments by August 12, 2026, to:

Ethan Graetz, P.E., Engineering Manager
Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
2301 Peger Road, Fairbanks, AK 99709-5316
Telephone (907)-451-2281
Text Telephone (TDD): 771 or 1-800-770-8973
Email: ethan.graetz@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 DOT&PF pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated April13, 2023 and executed by FHWA and DOT&PF.

It is the policy of the 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