Mr. Mark Boydston's (Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities) stated purpose is to expand the existing Anchorage Field Maintenance (AFM) Storage Yard located east of the U.S. Post Office. The expansion would provide new parking for Group I aircraft at the Lake Hood Seaplane Base (LHD), which is currently near capacity. The expansion would also provide parking for relocated aircraft during the Delta and Echo parking area reconstruction. The project site is located within Section 27, T. 13 N., R. 4 W., Seward Meridian; USGS Quad Map Anchorage A-8; Latitude 61.1866º N., Longitude 149.9818º W.; west of Helio Place, and south of Lake Hood Drive; in Anchorage, Alaska. PROPOSED WORK: Discharge up to 94,900 cubic yards (CY) of fill material into 7.38 acres of wetlands in order to expand an existing gravel pad to approximately 485 feet by 880 feet with a usable surface area of 9.11 acres. Fill slopes would be 4:1, ditch slopes on three sides of the pad would have a 4:1 fore slope, and a 3:1 back slope with a minimum 10-foot wide flat bottom. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-5), dated August 24, 2016. Please contact Roberta Budnik at (907) 753-2785, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at roberta.k.budnik@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-2016-500, Lake Hood_PN