The Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning policy board approved a $330,000 funding request to the Alaska Department of Transportation but will postpone its submission until after June 1.
(The Center Square) - Despite federal assurances that the change would have no significant impact, the Fairbanks-North Star Borough could lose state transportation dollars after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Borough Mayor Bryce Ward, Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the state Department of Transportation took some heat at the meeting from residents vocally opposed to the ore haul and bridge work.
The tunnel will let wintertime recreational users of Creamers Field trails get to Birch Hill trails and will be under the future Steese Highway overpass off-ramps.
The Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning technical committee voted Wednesday against adding the Chena Hot Springs/Steese Highway bridge to the agency’s two major plans, a requirement in order for the
Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation Planning kicked off a comprehensive update of local transportation needs for the Fairbanks North Star Borough Tuesday night as it sought public input.
The independent stakeholder committee set up to spearhead a corridor study of the Alaska, Richardson, and Steese highways between Tetlin and Fort Knox touched base on bridge replacements Thursday.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough will provide a local match to a $3.4 million project meant to improve access to the Chena Lake Recreation Area and pave Plack Road.