Project Fact Sheet Seward Highway Milepost 17-22.5 Rehabilitation Project

Project Update SCHEDULE CHANGE: The project schedule has been changed, and construction is now planned to begin in fall 2021 at the earliest. In May 2021, The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) plans to advertise the project for contractor bidding.

EXPANDED SCOPE: The project scope now includes adding pedestrian walkways to the existing bridges. This is a mitigation that the United States Forest Service requested as part of the Milepost (MP) 45-60 project. Design of the pedestrian walkways is happening now.

NEW FUNDING FOR BRIDGES: To pay for the bridges on this project, DOT&PF won a Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) competitive highway bridge grant for $11.5 million. For more information on the bridge grant program, visit .

https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/chbp/2019grantawards Project Overview DOT&PF, in cooperation with FHWA, will rehabilitate 5.5 miles of the Seward Highway from MP 17 to 22.5.

This roadway improvement project, a priority for both the Borough and the State of Alaska, will improve safety and reduce maintenance costs. The roadway in the project area is in need of improvements and can be congested in summer due to limited sight distances and few passing areas.

Rehabilitation efforts for the MP 17-22.5 project corridor will include:

» Resurfacing and widening the existing roadway » Replacing the Victor Creek Bridge » Rehabilitating the two Snow River bridges » Adding pedestrian walkways to the two Snow River bridges » Bringing the roadside area to current standards » Widening ditches to mitigate rockfall and improve drainage » Improving vehicle turnouts as needed and adding new northbound and southbound slow-vehicle turnouts » Replacing guardrails, signing, and striping

IRIS Project No: Z536100000 1 sewardhighway17to22.com Federal Project No: 0311(032) Project Fact Sheet Seward Highway Milepost 17-22.5 Rehabilitation Project

Contact Project Background If you would like to request additional information or share your ideas, visit In 2012, DOT&PF rehabilitated the Seward Highway between MP 17 and our website. You can sign up for the 25.5,This sectionreplacing of the Sewardbridges Highwayat Ptarmigan was Creek,originally Falls constructed Creek, and inTrail 1952. River. project mailing list or leave a comment More recently, in 2013 DOT&PF resurfaced the pavement from MP 17 online. You may also contact the project to 22.5. team; their contact information is listed below. Cost Clint Adler The Seward Highway MP 17-22.5 Rehabilitation Project is estimated to Project Manager cost approximately $65 million (including design, right-of-way [ROW] DOT&PF acquisition, utility relocation, and construction), and will use State and [email protected]

Federal funds. Cost estimates will be further refined as the project design 907-269-0544 Katherine Wood is finalized. Public Involvement Project Manager HDR Schedule [email protected]

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for construction. We will keep the public informed of project progress via newsletters,DOT&PF wants meetings, to hear andfrom interviews. you as we Tocomplete learn more final aboutdesign the and project, prepare to sign up for the project e-mail list, or to leave a comment, visit www.sewardhighway17to22.com.

Schedule: Seward Highway MP 17-22.5 Rehabilitation Project Year 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Quarter 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 Pavement Resurfacing (previous Project) Final Design Work Design Purchase Properties as necessary for Right-of-Way Public Involvement

Begin Construction*

*Construction is estimated to take 2-3 years to complete. Timeframe is contingent upon funding availability.

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