Mr. William Sexton, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), stated the purpose is to request a time extension and add two material sites to Individual Permit POA-2021-00192, for the rehabilitation and access road improvements of the Deering Airport. The project purpose is also to bring the airport to current standards and criteria identified in the Alaska Plan, the Alaska Aviation System Plan, and current Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) design standards. PROPOSED WORK: The Applicant proposes to resurface the existing runway, rehabilitate runway embankments, replace the airport lighting, improve airport drainage, and construct a new access road to the airport with a bridge over Smith Creek. The new bridge would have earthen abutments and approaches on either side of Smith Creek. The new road would provide all season access to the Deering Airport. For this Permit Modification, updated design work has estimated that an additional 50,055 cubic yards of fill would be needed, bringing the total fill requirements for the project to 170,805 cy. All work would be performed in accordance with the enclosed plan (sheets 1-11), dated February 2025. Please contact Andrew Kastning at (907) 753-2554, toll free from within Alaska at (800) 478-2712, or by email at Andrew.C.Kastning@usace.army.mil if further information is desired concerning this public notice.
POA-2021-00192-M1 Smith and Inmachuk Rivers PN