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Station 2
Station 6
Station 3
Station 7
Station 4
Supporting Documents
Welcome!
Welcome to the Sterling Highway MP-45-60 Online Public Meeting
The comment period for this Online Public Meeting is now closed. For more information about this project, visit sterlinghighway.net or email the project team at [email protected]
View the full presentation and video:
Public Meeting Presentation: https://youtu.be/3JN2DRkpkk4
Let’s get started!
Station 1 - Overview
The Sterling Highway MP 45-60 includes five phases. The new Sterling Highway MP 45-60 will be open for traffic by the end of 2025.
Station 2 - West and East Ends
West End – MP 56-58
- Final plans were submitted to DOT&PF in August 2020. No major changes.
- Minor changes were made to protect wetlands:
- Added retaining wall at MP 56 to keep highway out of wetlands;
- Removed sheet pile walls proposed in Kenai River; and
- Improved Fuller Creek plan.
- This segment will go out to bid spring 2021.
- A separate erosion control package for MP 57 will go out to bid spring 2021.
East End – MP 45-47
- Recent work focused on utility coordination and right-of-way acquisitions.
- Design is slowing to allow design of connecting section in Phase 3 to catch up.
Station 3 - Middle Section
Middle Section Design and Construction
- Design is continuing.
- Construction has started.
Clearing happened this summer, with the contractor clearing a 200-foot wide area to allow access to the Juneau Creek Canyon. This allows geotechnical drillers to gather data for bridge design and construction to start in 2021.
Firewood was made available to the public.
Design has progressed on Phases 2-5 including:
(Click on each tab below to learn more)
Alignment Refinements
Juneau Creek Bridge
Wildlife Crossings
Pedestrian Crossing
Water Rights
These photos were taken during the clearing and geotechnical drilling that occurred this summer.
Wetland Survey July 2020
Wetland Survey July 2020
Skilak Glacier
Skilak Glacier
Wood Clearing
Wood Clearing
Wood Clearing
Wood Clearing
East End
East End
Drilling
Drilling
Clearing
Clearing
Drilling Site
Drilling Site
Station 4 - Right-of-Way
- Right-of-way acquisition is in progress for Phase 1 properties.
- Phases 3-5 right-of-way is anticipated to start 2021.
- The new DOT&PF ROW lead is James Sowerwine, 907-269-0647, [email protected].
Station 5 - Ongoing Work
Construction and fieldwork are underway.
- Clearing will continue through early fall.
- Firewood is available to the public on Langille Road.
- Geotechnical work will continue into the winter as long as weather allows. Efforts will continue in the spring.
- Cultural Resources fieldwork is complete. The project is coordinating with agencies on findings.
- Hydrology fieldworks is also done.
- Wildlife camera capture study will continue through the winter.
Station 6 - Next Steps
Right-of-way process will begin with agency landowners.
West End (Phase 1A)
- Spring 2021 bidding
- 2021 construction
East End (Phase 1B)
- 2021 bidding
- 2022 construction
Bridge (Phase 2)
- Summer 2021 construction on foundations
Off Alignment (Phase 3 & 4):
- Mid-summer 2021 grading and drainage work begins, pioneer road construction
Public Outreach
- The next public meeting will be held in Jan/Feb 2021.
- We will continue to post updates on firewood when available.
Station 7 - Contact Us
Comment - We want to hear from you!
Email Us
Visit the Project Website
Give us a call
Construction questions?
Shaun Combs, DOT&PF
907-351-0501
Project questions?
Katherine Wood
907-644-215
Supporting Documents
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