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Ketchikan Revilla New Ferry Berth & Uplands Improvements Project SFHWY-00085


        An aerial view of a ferry terminal in Ketchikan that will be reconstructed through this project. DOT&PF photo.

Project Description

The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) in cooperation with the Ketchikan Gateway Borough (KGB) intends to construct new ferry berths at both the Revilla and Gravina Airport Shuttle Ferry Facilities and construct associated upland improvements to enhance the reliability, function, and comfort of vehicle and pedestrian traffic to and from the Ketchikan Airport.

The Revilla projects include:

  • Non-SEIS SFHWY00085
    • Construct a new shuttle ferry terminal
    • Make improvements to Tongass Highway
    • Expand parking and improve vehicle and pedestrian access ways
       
  • SEIS Z676980000
    • Refurbish the existing ferry terminal
    • Provide a new passenger waiting building

The Gravina projects include:

  • Non-SEIS SFHWY00109
    • Construct a new shuttle ferry terminal and refurbish the existing ferry terminal
       
  • SEIS Z676980000
    • Widen the existing covered pedestrian walkway and ADA ramp access
    • Widen the existing approach road

Project Schedule and Timeline

    This project will be under active construction through 2023. All remaining refurbishment work will be completed under a separate construction contract estimated for advertisement in 2024.

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by DOT&PF pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated April 13, 2023, and executed by FHWA and DOT&PF.