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Juneau Road

This two-lane road would cross 36 avalanche chutes and miles of unstable, difficult terrain, creating an expensive to maintain and dangerous gauntlet for winter drivers and workers.

According to a report released in July 2009, the Federal Highway Administration estimates the total project cost at nearly 500 million taxpayer dollars!  And that doesn't account for recent and projected inflation.

At a time when federal transportation funding is declining, this project is an expensive and unreasonable proposal that would pull resources from more pressing transportation needs.

Take Action

It's back.  After the courts invalidated the state's environmental impact statement due to bias against ferries, the state has begun preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the Juneau Road.  There will be two opportunities for the public to comment.

Alaska DOT is currently soliciting public comments for its scoping phase of the SEIS process.  This is your opportunity to voice concerns about the purpose and need of the project and what alternatives and issues should be studied during the EIS process.  For more information, refer to SEACC's comments and our talking points.

Comments are due on Monday, Feburary 20, 2012.  Consult the document posted below and the state's Juneau Road EIS page for more information.   Use this comment form or send comments to

Reuben Yost, Project Manager
DOT&PF Southeast Region
Juneau Access Improvements Project SEIS
Juneau, Alaska 99811-2506

 

Background Resources

 

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Herrara Engineering and Cost Report Commissioned by SEACC

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District Court Opinion Invalidating State's EIS
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9th Circuit Opinion Upholding District Court Decision
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2009 Federal Letter Urging the State to Use Fiscal Restraint

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Easy to Start, Impossible to Finish Report
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Golder Geotechnical Report
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SEACC's 2006 EIS Comments
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SEACC's 2011 Southeast Alaska Transportation Plan Comments

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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