Mr. Brett Nelson, with Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, states the project purpose is to rehabilitate the Dalton Highway by preserving and extending the life of the highway to enhance public safety. The work being proposed is to permanently fill 80 acres of wetlands and 0.27 acre of open water with 346,705 cubic yards of gravel fill material, in order to establish a uniform road width with vehicle turnouts, raised embankment, and improve water drainage along the Dalton Highway between MP 289 and MP 305. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-59), dated January 2021. The project site is located at south end at MP 289, Latitude 68.64706º N., Longitude -149.41167º W., and north end at MP 305; Latitude 68.76080º N., Longitude -148.88611º W., along the Dalton Highway on the North Slope near Slope Mountain, Alaska. Please contact John Sargent at (907) 458-1603 by fax at (907) 474-2164, or by email at John.C.Sargent@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this notice.
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