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State DOT shows Denali Borough separated-path designs, targets construction in 2027
Summary
The Alaska Department of Transportation detailed preliminary designs and a funding schedule for separated pedestrian and bicycle paths in the Denali Borough on Oct. 8, showing plans for multiple segments and a construction target of 2027.
The Alaska Department of Transportation laid out preliminary designs and a multi-year funding plan for separated pedestrian and bicycle paths through the Denali Borough on Oct. 8, telling the assembly the agency aims for construction bids in 2026 and an initial construction year of 2027.
DOT project manager Jenny Wright said the project is being delivered as segments so parts can be built as funding becomes available. “We’ve broken it up into more manageable bite-sized pieces,” Wright said, adding that one segment has construction funds (Transportation Alternatives Program) and other segments are in design and under memoranda of agreement with the borough.
The presentation described four main segments along the Parks Highway between Carlo Creek and Stampede Road, plus separate Healy-area school pathway projects on School Road, Centrana and Cole Street. Typical sections in the draft design show a 10-foot paved path with two-foot gravel shoulders (a 14-foot total corridor) on long sections;…
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