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Planning commission returns Seward Highway DSR for more work after public objections and planning concerns
Summary
After lengthy staff and public testimony, the commission voted to return the Seward Highway Design Study Report (Mile Post 98.5–118) to the DOT project team for additional work on 13 topic areas, citing cost escalation, environmental and design concerns and insufficient evidence for the 4-lane divided concept.
The Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission on Sept. 8 voted to return the Seward Highway Design Study Report (DSR) for Mile Post 98.5–118 to the Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT) project management team for additional work addressing 13 topic areas identified by planning staff.
Planning staff told commissioners the DSR’s preferred 4-lane divided highway concept is inconsistent with municipal plans — including the Anchorage 2020, Anchorage Bowl comprehensive plan, the Anchorage 2040 land use plan and the Metropolitan Transportation Plan — and that the report lacks sufficient evidence to support the 4-lane concept in several material respects. Long Range Planning urged more detail on long-term maintenance, environmental and…
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