Description
The Alaska DOT&PF is seeking public comment on a proposed auxiliary lane project on the Parks Highway between mileposts 354.7 and 356.3. The project will add a lane on the north side of the highway, install new lighting, signage, pavement markings, clear vegetation, relocate utilities, and make drainage improvements such as culvert replacement and ditch cleaning. All work will occur within existing state right‑of‑way, with contractor‑supplied earthen material. Public input is requested by October 5 2026.
• Scope: construction of ~1.6 mi auxiliary lane, lighting, signage, pavement markings, vegetation clearance, utility relocation, drainage upgrades.
• Location: Northern Region of Alaska, Parks Highway MP 356 auxiliary lane, Fairbanks area.
• Funding/Regulatory: Subject to EO 11988, 11990, 11593, 13112; federal‑state environmental coordination under 23 U.S.C. 327.
• Comment deadline: 10/5/2026 to Engineering Manager Ivet Hall.
• No procurement or contract award is indicated; this is a public‑comment solicitation.