(WASILLA, Alaska) – The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is pleased to announce the decommissioning of nearly four miles of the Safety Corridor along Knik-Goose Bay Road.

The Safety Corridor now extends from Milepost 4.5, just south of the Knik-Goose Bay/Fairview-Clapp intersection, to its end point at Milepost 17.2.

The Knik-Goose Bay Safety Corridor is one of four Safety Corridors established in Alaska along with the Seward Highway MP 87-117, the Parks Highway MP 44.5-53, and the Sterling Highway MP 83-93. Identified as having a higher-than-average incidence of fatal and serious injury crashes, Safety Corridors were established to reduce these crashes by bringing together effective education, enforcement, engineering, and support for emergency response agencies.

This is the fourth Safety Corridor segment that has been decommissioned since the program was established – the Parks Highway MP 43.5-48.8 was decommissioned in 2016, the Seward Highway MP 87-90 in 2021, and the Parks Highway MP 48.8-52.3 in 2022 – bringing the total of safety corridor miles decommissioned to over 15.

The Sterling Safety Corridor Improvements MP 82.5 to 94 project, Knik-Goose Bay Road Reconstruction Phase 2 project, and Safer Seward Highway project will address the remaining safety corridors with safety upgrades.

DOT&PF is also exploring a new type of Urban Safety Corridor to be established in more heavily populated areas with higher-than-average incidences of fatal and serious injury crashes. This steps and other safety measures are focused on reducing pedestrian fatalities and injuries.

The department remains committed to improving safety for all road users while enhancing Alaska’s transportation infrastructure and appreciates the ongoing support of Alaska’s communities in achieving these improvements.

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The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities oversees 237 airports, 9 ferries serving 35 communities along 3,500 marine miles, over 5,600 miles of highway and 839 public facilities throughout the state of Alaska. The mission of the department is to “Keep Alaska Moving through service and infrastructure.”

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