Airport Way West Bicycle/Pedestrian Facility

 Project No: NFHWY00447

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), in cooperation with the Alaska Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), proposes to construct a bicycle & pedestrian facility that provides a connection from the Fairbanks International Airport to the neighborhoods West of the airport along Dale and Hoselton Roads.

Purpose & Need

The purpose of the project is to construct a bicycle & pedestrian facility that provides access to the public to get from the Fairbanks International Airport to the neighborhoods West of the airport along Dale and Hoselton Roads. Accommodating the flow of pedestrian traffic from homes and businesses in this area to the airport is vital to the expansion of vehicular and pedestrian traffic inside the project limits.

Currently there are no bicycle/pedestrian facilities on the existing roadways leading to/from the airport, yet FAI has documented a large number of pedestrians and bicyclists using these roadways (primarily passengers walking to/from nearby hotels and airport employees walking/biking to work). Adding non-motorized facilities such as widened shoulders, sidewalks, attached paths or separated paths to existing narrow roadways will make these routes safer for all users.

Project Scope:

• Construct a bicycle & pedestrian facility between the Fairbanks International Airport to the Western neighborhoods along Dale and Hoselton Roads.
• Use a non-motorized facility such as widened shoulders, sidewalk, attached and or separated path
• Add any needed bicycle & pedestrian facility signs.
• Construct bicycle & pedestrian facility crosswalk connections

Timeline:

• Summer 2020 – Environmental Documentation/Preliminary Design
• January 2021 – Detailed Design
• Spring 2021 – Construction