Notice of Public Comment - Shageluk Airport Access Road Improvments

Shageluk Airport Access Road Improvements                    Open Comment PeriodProject #: Z621710000/ STP-0002(163)The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is soliciting comments and information for a proposed project to improve the Shageluk Airport Access Road in Shageluk, Alaska. The purpose of this project is to maintain access from the City of Shageluk to the state-owned airport to improve driving safety. The proposed project consists of reconstructing 2.7 miles of the existing Airport Access Road, starting at the north bank of Hamilton Slough (aka Shageluk Slough) and ending at the airport apron.The project will include:

Road realignment;

Relocation of an electric power transmission line; and

Resurfacing of the roadway with 9-inches of crushed surface course. Material will be temporarily stockpiled on a staging area located in an upland site. The project proposes to use a commercial quarry.  This quarry is located on

the east side of the Innoko River, approximately 4.5 river miles from Shageluk Airport.  Access to the quarry would occur along a winter ice road that would traverse the frozen surface of the Innoko River or by summer barging.  The haul route would access the river from an existing boat launch connecting to the airport access road.  The boat launch is located on the north bank of Hamilton Slough located near the Village of Shageluk at its confluence with the Innoko RiverThis project is being developed in accordance with the following Executive Orders (E.O.):
EO12898 Environmental Justice,
EO 11990 Wetland Involvement,
EO 11593 Protection and Enhancement of Cultural Resources,
EO11988 Floodplain Management,
and EO13112 Invasive Species, as amended by EO 13751.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 November 3, 2017 and executed by the FHWA and DOT&PF.To submit comments, please contact Christopher Johnston, P.E., Engineering Manager, at (907) 451-2322 or
chris.johnston@alaska.gov.  or by mail to:  Christopher Johnston, P.E., Engineering Manager
DOT&PF
2301 Peger Road
Fairbanks, AK  99709-5316 Comments may be submitted until
November 6, 2020.
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