State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), 4111 Aviation Drive, Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6900 states that, as with Phase I, the purpose is to rehabilitate a segment of the Seward Highway to address safety, roadway deficiency and congestion issues. The Seward Highway Mile Point (MP) 75-90 Road and Bridge Rehabilitation Project has been divided into two phases. In 2017, the United States Army Corps of Engineers issued a Department of the Army permit to the DOT&PF for Phase l of the project. Phase I addresses MP 75 to 77.7 and MP 81 to 90, and construction is currently underway. If authorized, Phase II would begin in 2020 and address the remaining portion of highway between MP 77.7 to 81. The work being proposed includes to fill 23.46 acres of WOTUS (which includes 1.29 acres below mean high water (MHW) of Turnagain Arm) at 68 distinct locations. Table 1 provides a summary of the proposed WOTUS impacts wetland/water type. These permanent and unavoidable fill impacts to WOTUS would occur in conjunction with roadway improvements (including bridge and roadway scour protection), parking areas, recreation access, and driveway improvements. Phase II extends from MP 77.7 to MP 81 of the Seward Highway and is located entirely within the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA), Alaska. It is located on the Seward D-4 U.S. Geological Survey quadrangle and encompasses portions of Sections 5 and 6, Township 8N, Range 3E; Sections 31 and 32, Township 9N, Range 3E; and Section 32, Township 9N, Range 2E. Please contact Jason Berkner at (907) 753-5778, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, by fax at (907) 753-5567, or by email at Jason.R.Berkner@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
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