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Western Alaska Access Planning Study

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PROJECT STATUS

The Western Alaska Access Planning Study (WAAPS) has CONCLUDED.

 

PROJECT BACKGROUND

The Department of Transportation (DOT&PF) completed the Western Alaska Access Planning Study (WAAPS) in January 2010 - an evaluation of alternative corridors connecting the existing road system in the Fairbanks area to Nome and the Seward Peninsula. The Study recommended the Yukon River Corridor, an approximately 550 mile route from Manley Hot Springs to the Nome-Council Highway.

 

In 2011, DOT&PF conducted over 31 public meetings in affected communities, held other stakeholder meetings, and obtained public comments from a questionnaire. The Public Involvement Executive Summary was completed in May 2011 and documents the public comments received.

 

DOT&PF also completed a Corridor Staging and Alternatives Report in December 2011 which examined logical sequencing/stages for the Yukon River Corridor and alternatives to reduce project costs. This report recommended that the first stage to be constructed would link the Elliot Highway near Manley Hot Springs to the Yukon River, near Tanana.

 

Last Updated: August 17, 2022 10:32 AM