Preconstruction Manual

The Alaska Highway Preconstruction Manual is the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities guidance document for developing and designing highway and road projects in Alaska. This manual covers both federally-funded projects and state-funded projects.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Preconstruction Standards Engineer Brandon Irvine, P.E. at 907-451-5388.

Alaska Highway Preconstruction Manual

Chapters	Date
Entire Manual	January 2025
Cover
Table of Contents	January 2025
Chapter 1: Abbreviations, Acronyms and Glossary	June 2018
Chapter 2: Organization	July 2020
Chapter 4: Project Development Process	October 2023
Chapter 5: Public Involvement and Agency Coordination	January 2005
Chapter 10: Highway Capacity	March 2017
Chapter 11: Highway Design	January 2025
Chapter 12: Non-Motorized Transportation	January 2005
Chapter 14: Highway Work Zone Safety and Traffic Control Plans	September 2022

Driveway Standards

1998 Driveway Standards

Preconstruction Forms

Forms
Project Management Plan	Project Certification -- Denali
Project Design Criteria	Project Certification -- State
Traffic Request Form	Project Certification -- FHWA
Project Certification -- FHWA	Contract Certification -- FHWA
FIPS Instructions

Other Documents

Letter Template to Planning Commission	Letter Template to Community Council
Letter Template to Village Council	Example Letter to Municipality
Design Exception/Waiver Example	Systems Engineering Analysis Checklist