Fairbanks North Star Borough High School Access & Circulation Plans

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF), in partnership with Fairbanks Area Surface Transportation (FAST) Planning, conducted a planning study of the access and internal circulation at West Valley and Hutchison High Schools.

Project Objective

The study purpose is to mitigate congestion and improve safety for the combined West Valley High School and Hutchison High School campuses.

Project Overview

West Valley and Hutchison High School campuses are in close proximity to each other. Both schools start and end at the same time causing vehicle and pedestrian traffic from both schools to interact with each other in a short time frame. This planning study:

• identifies the concerns between all modes of transportation (such as buses, pickup/drop-off traffic, student drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists).
• proposes mitigations to address the identified concerns.
• developed a Recommendations and Implementation Plan which documents the findings of the study and identifies a prioritized list of mitigations that address traffic and safety.

The study area is shown in the image below.

Project Funding

This study is funded by FAST Planning’s Carbon Reduction Program. To learn more this program, please visit https://fastplanning.us/cmaq/.

Project Schedule

The final "Needs Analysis Report" was completed at the end of May and is available in the sidebar under "Project Information."

Thank you to the Stakeholder Advisory Committee and the Hutchison and West Valley High School communities for your cooperation and participation throughout this project.  The final plan which includes a summary of recommendations was completed at the end of May

This website was last updated in June 2025. If you would like more information, please reach out to the project team at info@fnsbhsaccess.com or (907) 451-2281.