Applicant’s stated purpose is to improve mobility and safety for people and freight, and enhance access management along the Parks Highway. The project site is located within Sections 7, 8, 9, 17, and 18, T. 17 N., R. 2 W., and Section 12, T. 17 N., R. 3 W., Seward Meridian, project beginning at Latitude 61.5792º N., Longitude 149.6448º W., project ending at Latitude 61.5775° N., Longitude 149.7277° W., Parks Highway MP 48.8-52.3, west of Wasilla, Alaska. ADOT&PF is proposing to permanently discharge up to 771,510 cubic yards (cy) of Type A, B, and C material into 39.2 acres of waters of the U.S., including wetlands, and relocate up to 5,000 linear feet of stream for the installation and replacement of 61 culverts throughout the project site. In addition to the permanent fill activities, ADOT&PF is also proposing to temporarily fill up to 5.9 acres of wetlands to facilitate the construction. The impacts to waters of the U.S., including wetlands, is for the upgrading of four miles of the existing Sterling Highway and the construction of 10 new miles of road north of Cooper Landing, Alaska.
Please contact Jack Hewitt at (907) 753-2708, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or
by email at jack.j.hewitt@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
POA-2010-00249, Zak Lake_PN