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DOT&PF Notice to Begin Engineering & Environmental Studies, and Notice of Public Meeting: Naknek to King Salmon Non-Motorized Pathway

State Project # SFHWY00706 / Federal Project # 0380018

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is proposing a plan to install a new pedestrian pathway for non-motorized traffic in Naknek and King Salmon.

The proposed project would:
• Add recessed pavement markers, new signage and striping, drainage improvements, and topsoil seeding;
• Install continuous pedestrian paths between Airport Way and Leader Creek Road;
• Install continuous pedestrian path between W Housing Road and National Park Service Road, near King Salmon Airport.

Construction is projected to begin in April 2028.

There will be a public presentation about the project in which questions and comments will be taken, and diagrams of the proposed construction area will be shown. Meeting details:

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
6-8 p.m.
Naknek Native Village Council
126 Third Ave.
Naknek, Alaska 99633

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.

Development of this proposed project would follow a process required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Based on project location and scope of work, the environmental document is anticipated to be a Categorical Exclusion (CE). Possible affected resources include wetlands, waters of the U.S., essential fish habitats, threatened and endangered species, Section 4(f) properties, contaminated sites, invasive plants, and cultural or historic properties.

The proposed project would comply with all applicable authorities including:
• Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act
• Clean Air and Clean Water Acts
• Endangered Species Act
• EO-12898, Environmental Justice
• EO-11988, Floodplain Management
• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act
• National Historic Preservation Act - Section 106
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Archaeological Resources Protection Act
• EO 11990, Protection of Wetlands
• Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species
• Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act
• Executive Order 13186, Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
• Anadromous Fish Conservation Act
• 16 U.S.C. 662, Section 2 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act
• 33 U.S.C. 403, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899

DOT&PF is soliciting comments on the proposed project. Your comments would help us evaluate potential environmental, social, and economic impacts of this project, as well as impacts to historic and cultural resources.

Please submit your written comments to:
Connor Brown, Environmental Impact Analyst
DOT&PF Southcoast Region
P.O. Box 112506
Juneau, AK 99811-2506
Phone: (907) 465-4443
Fax: (907) 465-4414
Email: connor.brown@alaska.gov

To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide comments via email, fax, or mailing address by September 20, 2026.

It is the policy of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State of Alaska funds. DOT&PF complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

If you or someone you represent requires special accommodations in order to respond to this public notice, please call or email the project coordinator listed above, or call Alaska Relay at 711, or call (800) 770-8973 for TTY, (800) 770-8255 for voice, (800) 770-3919 for ASCII, (866) 355-6198 for STS. Ask the communications assistant to call the project coordinator listed above so arrangements can be made to assist you.

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Created 8/21/2026 1:33:54 PM by asaggiomo
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Department: Transportation and Public Facilities
Category: Public Notices
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Location(s): Southcoast Region
Project/Regulation #: SFHWY00706
 
Publish Date: 8/21/2026
Archive Date: 9/21/2026
 
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