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DOT outlines Parks Highway rechannelization plan; council warns about impacts on business access
Summary
State DOT presented a Parks Highway rechannelization project focused on safety, proposing medians and turn-pocket extensions with about $3.5 million in state funds for design and construction; councilmembers urged further analysis and outreach to businesses concerned about left-turn restrictions.
Chris Bence of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities briefed the council on the Wasilla Parks Highway rechannelization project, saying the effort grew from council concerns about congestion and crash clusters at the Palmer–Wasilla Highway intersection.
"The real blunt straightforward response is to improve safety," Bence said while describing crash data from 2018–2022 that showed a concentration of angle collisions at the intersection. He said the project scope includes median construction to limit left…
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