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Welcome to the website for the HSIP: Bogard Road at Engstrom Road/Green Forest Drive Intersection Improvements project! Please refer to this site for updates, documents, announcements, and to make comments or suggestions.
The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing to add a single lane roundabout at the intersection of Bogard Road with Engstrom Road and Green Forest Drive. As part of this project, improvements to Engstrom and/or Green Forest Drive are also being considered. The project will be developed and funded through the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), which specifically targets reducing fatalities and severe injury crashes on Alaska’s roadways.
Project Description
The intersections of Bogard Road with Engstrom Road and with Green Forest Drive are very close to each other, which can increase the risk of crashes. The closely spaced intersections, high speeds, lack of sight distance, and access to the growing number of neighborhoods contribute to the large number of crashes and congestion problems at the intersection. Currently, the crash rate at the intersection of Bogard and Engstrom is higher than the statewide average for similar intersections. The goal of this project is to reduce the number and severity of crashes and also to improve day-to-day traffic conditions by reducing congestion.
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HSIP: Bogard Road at Engstrom Road/Green Forest Drive Intersection Improvements Design
The proposed improvements can be seen here and include:
- Realignment of Green Forest Drive
- Addition of a single lane roundabout at the intersection of Bogard Road, Engstrom Road, and Green Forest Drive
- Drainage improvements
- Improved signing and lighting
Status
The project is nearing completion of the design and preconstruction phase. The design is essentially complete, utility relocation agreements are nearly finalized, and most of the required Right-of-Way (ROW) has been acquired. DOT&PF continues to work through the acquisition process for the needed remaining properties. These acquisitions are taking longer than anticipated, and the resulting ROW delay is likely to push the start of construction to 2027.
The project was initiated following an earlier HSIP nomination process that identified a single-lane roundabout as the recommended improvement to address crash concerns at the intersection. The HSIP nomination document, prepared by DOT&PF, can be found here.
As the design progressed, the 75% design was presented to the public at an Open House on October 13, 2022, and at subsequent Mat-Su Transportation Fairs each year. The design was used to identify additional ROW needs and utility relocations, while DOT&PF continued to advance the design with support from local design consultants. ROW appraisals and acquisitions and utility relocation coordination proceeded concurrently with the design.
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