2018 Competitive Highway Bridge Program

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is pursuing three grants through the FHWA Competitive Highway Bridge Program to rehabilitate or repair nine critical bridges across the state and return them to a state of good repair. This webpage contains supporting documentation for the individual bridge grant applications. Full grant proposals, with appendices and other relevant documents, are available in PDF format for download from this page. Use the navigation bar to the right to jump to the specific grant proposal.

South Seward Highway Bridge Project

Appendices

• Appendix A: South Seward Bridge Budget Detail.
• Appendix B: Letters of Support: South Seward Bridge Project.
• Appendix C: Innovative Technology.
• Appendix D: Benefit Cost Analysis.
  • Appendix D-1: Benefit Cost Analysis Memorandum
  • Appendix D-2: Benefic Cost Analysis Spreadsheet
• Appendix E: South Seward Highway Risk Register.
• Appendix F: Funding Committment Letter

Citations

• Snow River West Channel Structure Inventory Sheet.DOT&PF. Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Snow River Central Channel Structure Inventory Sheet. DOT&PF Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Victor Creek Structure Inventory Sheet. DOT&PF. Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Seward Highway: MP 17-22.5 Rehabilitation Design Study Report. DOT&PF, March 2015 (p-1).
• Field Report from Central Region Bridge Maintenace Foreman. DOT&PF. 2018.
• Seward 2030 Comprehensive Plan, Volume I. 2017.
• Seward 2030 Comprehensive Plan, City of Seward. Volume II. 2017 (p-II-10).
• U.S. Census Data. Compiled by Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
• Seward Highway Corridor Partnership Plan: A Strategy for Management, Economic Development, and Conservation. The National Trust for Historic Preservation Rural Heritage and Heritage Tourism Programs, 1998 (p-14).
• Current Bridge Research Projects 2018. Unpublished Report, Prepared by DOT&PF Research, Development & Technology Transfer Section.
• Research Report: Full-Scale Test of the Alaska Cast-in-Place Steel Shell Three Column Bridge Bent. Silva, et al. University of California, San Diego. 1999.
• Research Report: Challenges of Designing and Building Bridges in Alaska. L. Daugherty, International Bridge Conference, 2013.
• Strain Limits for Concrete Filled Steel Tubes in AASHTO Seismic Provisions. Brown, Kowalsky, Naul. North Carolina State University. August 2013.
• Research Report: Polyester Concrete for Approach Slabs: Experimental Features in Highway Construction: Experimental Features in Highway Construction Final Report. L. Daughtery, DOT&PF. 2018.
• US Forest Service Benefits to People At A Glance Report, Chugach National Forest. 2018.
• The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 2016 Report to the Legislature NEPA Assignment -- July 2007-June 2014. Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis. January 1, 2016 (p-6).
• 2013 Alaska Bridge Report. DOT&PF. November 2013 (p-18).
• McDowell Group. Economic Impact of Alaska's Visitor Industry: 2014-15 Update. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Division of Economic Development. April 2016 (p-2).
• Benfits to People: Chugach National Forest.USFS Publication prepared by Ecosystem Management and Coordination - Economic Group. 2018 (p-2).
• 2017 National Park Visitor Spending Effects.U.S. Department of Interior. April 2016 (p-24).
• Commercial Passenger Vessel Excise Tax: Community Needs, Priorities, Shared Revenue, and Expenditure FY2007-2016. Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. February 2017 (p-17).
• Seward 2030 Comprehensive Plan, City of Seward. Volume II. 2017 (p-II-12)
• Southcentral Alaska Ports Freight and Fuel Analysis. The McDowell Group, Inc for the Port of Anchorage. March 2016 (p-5).
• Alaska Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan "Let's Keep Moving 2036" Freight Element. December 2016.
• The Economic Vale of Alaska's Seafood Industry. McDowell Group, Inc. For Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. September 2017 (p-24)
• Total Commercial Fishery Landings At Major U.S. Ports Summarized by Year and Ranked by Dollar Value. National Marine Fisheries Service. Accessed November 2018.
• 2017 Snow River Central Channel Bridge Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. August, 9, 2017.
• 2017 Snow River West Channel Bridge Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. August, 9, 2017.
• 2017 Victor Creek Bridge Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. August, 9, 2017.

Eastern Alaska Rural
Deficient Bridge Upgrades

Appendices

• Appendix A: Eastern Alaska Bridges Budget Detail
• Appendix B: Letters of Support Eastern Alaska Bridges
• Appendix C: Innovative Technology
• Appendix D: Benefit Cost Analysis
  • Appendix D-1: Benefit Cost Analysis Memorandum
  • Appendix D-2: Benefit Cost Analysis Spreadsheet
• Appendix E: Eastern Alaska Bridges Risk Register
• Appendix F: Funding Committment Letter

Citations

• Gulkana River Bridge Structure Inventory and Appraisal Sheet. DOT&PF Bridge Section. Accessed November 29, 2018.
• Rock Creek Bridge Structure Inventory and Appraisal Sheet. DOT&PF Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Chokosna River Bridge Structure Inventory and Appraisal Sheet. DOT&PF Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges. FHWA Report No. FHWA-PD-96-001. Office of Engineering Bridge Division. December 1995.
• Gulkana River Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. July 14, 2017.
• Chokosna River Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. August 15, 2017.
• Rock Creek Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. July 14, 2017.
• Paxson Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Community Database Online. Accessed November 29, 2018.
• Cantwell Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Community Database Online. Accessed November 29, 2018.
• W.E. Simeone. Wild Resource Harvests and Uses by Residents of Cantwell, Alaska 2000. ADF&G Division of Subsistence Technical Paper No. 272. Prepared for Denali National Park and Preserve.
• Chitina Personal Use Salmon Fishery. Alaska Department of Fish & Game website. Accessed October 15, 2018.
• McCarthy Alaska, Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Community Database Online. Accessed November 29, 2018.
• Research Report: Challenges of Designing and Building Bridges in Alaska. L. Daugherty, International Bridge Conference, 2013 (p-3).
• Current Bridge Research Projects 2018. Unpublished Report, Prepared by DOT&PF Research, Development & Technology Transfer Section.
• The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 2016 Report to the Legislature NEPA Assignment -- July 2007-June 2014. Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis. January 1, 2016 (p-6).
• Simone, p-48.
• Subsistence in Alaska: A Year 2014 Update. Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Division of Subsistence. R.J.Wolfe, J.A.Fall. December 2016 (p-3).
• Design Designation Report: Richardson Highway. Richardson Highway MP 115-148 Rehabilitation. DOT&PF. September 1, 2015.
• Design Designation Report: McCarthy Road. McCarthy Rd. MP27 Chokosna River Bridge. DOT&PF. September 1, 2017.
• Design Designation Report: Denali Highway. Denali Hwy MP 25 Rock Creek Bridge Replacement. DOT&PF. October 3, 2018.
• Stanley, A., et.al., "Trans-Alaska Pipeline System's 40th Anniversary" CSIS Newsletter. Center for Strategic & International Studies.June 19, 2017.
• Alaska Visitor Statistics Program 7: Summer 2016. The McDowell Group, Inc. Prepared for the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community & Economic Development and the Alaska Travel Industry Association. May 2017 (p-1-2).
• National Park Service Visitation Report: 2007-2017. National Park Service, Social Science section. Downloaded November 2018.
• Inter-Agency Communication: Tangle Lakes User Data. McRae, M. DOT&PF, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Division of Mining, Land and Water and US Bureau of Land Management. November 9, 2018.

Ketchikan Bridge
Rehabilitation and Replacement

Appendices

• Appendix A:Ketchikan Bridges Budget Detail
• Appendix B: Letters of Support Ketchikan
• Appendix C: Innovative Technology
• Appendix D: Benefit Cost Analysis
  • Appendix D-1: Benefit Cost Analysis Memorandum
  • Appendix D-2: Benefit Cost Analysis Spreadsheet
• Appendix E: Ketchikan Bridges Risk Register
• Appendix F: Funding Committment Letter

Citations

• Herring Cove Bridge Structure Inventory and Appraisal Sheet. DOT&PF Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Hoadley Creek Bridge Structure Inventory and Appraisal Sheet. DOT&PF Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Ward Creek Bridge Structure Inventory and Appraisal Sheet. DOT&PF Bridge Section. Accessed September 26, 2018.
• Herring Cove Bridge Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. June 25, 2017.
• Hoadley Creek Bridge Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. June 21, 2017.
• Ward Creek Bridge Routine Inspection Report. DOT&PF Bridge Section. June 20, 2017.
• U.S. Census Data. Compiled by Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
• Current Bridge Research Projects 2018. Unpublished Report, Prepared by DOT&PF Research, Development & Technology Transfer Section.
• Research Report:Challenges of Designing and Building Bridges in Alaska. L. Daugherty, International Bridge Conference, 2013 (p-3).
• The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) 2016 Report to the Legislature NEPA Assignment -- July 2007-June 2014. Caltrans Division of Environmental Analysis. January 1, 2016 (p-3).
• Southeast Communities. Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Community Database Online. Accessed November 29, 2018.
• Alaska Barge Landing System Assessment & Design Report: Statewide Phase 2. Executive Summary. US Army Corps of Engineers. November 2010 (p-39).
• Ibid. (p41).
• U.S. Census Data. Compiled by Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. (Line 184).
• Project Page: Shelter Cove Road Project No. 68405. DOT&PF. Accessed November 2018.
• “The Ketchikan Gateway Borough: A Profile of the Island Community in Southeast Alaska” Rachel Baker, Labor Economist. Alaska Economic Trends Magazine. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. January 2001.
• Ketchikan's Fluid Economy: Alaska's Gateway City, from Mining and Timber to Fishing and Tourism." Connor Bell. Alaska Economic Trends Magazine. Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. August 2014.
• Fisheries of the United States 2016, Office of Science and Technology, Fisheries Statistics Division. National Marine Fisheries Service. 2017 (p-13)
• The Economic Value of Alaska’s Seafood Industry. Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute. September 2017 (p-26).
• Economic Impacts of the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association.  The McDowell Group, Inc. Prepared for the Southern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association. August 2017 (p-3).
• Ketchikan Gateway Borough Employment. Compiled by the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development Research and Analysis Section. Accessed September 27, 2018.
• Bell. Ibid. August 2017 (p-14).
• 2018 Cruise Ship Calendar. Ketchikan Visitors Bureau.