PUSLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO BEGIN ENGINEERING SPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES STATE Project Title: VICTORY ROAD PAVEMENT PRESERVATION Project No.: 0001(726)/CFHWY00672 ALASKA The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has assumed the responsibilities of the Federal Highway Administration under 23 U.S.C. 327, and is soliciting comments and information on a project to resurface Victory Road from the Glenn Highway to the Victory Bible Camp entrance near Glacier View, Alaska. The proposed work would include: Resurfacing Victory Road Evaluating the structural section Improving drainage facilities, including ditches and culverts Evaluating downstream impacts to the Glenn Highway Dig-outs Replacement or installation of: Guardrail and guardrail end treatments Signs, roadside hardware, and striping Relocating or adjusting utilities Vegetation clearing and grubbing In addition, the project activities may encroach into the base floodplain, as the project is in an unmapped flood area. Any encroachments are anticipated to be minor, with no net changes to the base flood elevation, and thus would not result in significant encroachments. No longitudinal encroachments are anticipated. This proposed project will comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; Executive Orders: 11990 (Wetlands Protection), 11988 (Floodplain Protection), 12898 (Environmental Justice), the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and U.S. DOT Act Section 4(f). Construction for the proposed project is anticipated to begin in summer 2023. To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide written comments to the following address by November 30, 2021. Brian Elliott, Regional Environmental Manager DOT&PF Preliminary Design & Environmental P.O. Box 196900 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6900 If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Kristina Busch, P.E., Project Manager, at 269-0567, or Heidi Zimmer, Environmental Impact Analyst, at 269-0529. It is the policy of the DOT&PF that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration and State of Alaska Funds. The DOT&PF complies with Title Il of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with a hearing impairment can contact DOT&PF at our Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (907) 269-0473. PE TACILITIES. PUSLIC NOTICE OF INTENT TO BEGIN ENGINEERING SPORTATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES STATE Project Title: VICTORY ROAD PAVEMENT PRESERVATION Project No.: 0001(726)/CFHWY00672 ALASKA The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) has assumed the responsibilities of the Federal Highway Administration under 23 U.S.C. 327, and is soliciting comments and information on a project to resurface Victory Road from the Glenn Highway to the Victory Bible Camp entrance near Glacier View, Alaska. The proposed work would include: Resurfacing Victory Road Evaluating the structural section Improving drainage facilities, including ditches and culverts Evaluating downstream impacts to the Glenn Highway Dig-outs Replacement or installation of: Guardrail and guardrail end treatments Signs, roadside hardware, and striping Relocating or adjusting utilities Vegetation clearing and grubbing In addition, the project activities may encroach into the base floodplain, as the project is in an unmapped flood area. Any encroachments are anticipated to be minor, with no net changes to the base flood elevation, and thus would not result in significant encroachments. No longitudinal encroachments are anticipated. This proposed project will comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act; Executive Orders: 11990 (Wetlands Protection), 11988 (Floodplain Protection), 12898 (Environmental Justice), the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, and U.S. DOT Act Section 4(f). Construction for the proposed project is anticipated to begin in summer 2023. To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide written comments to the following address by November 30, 2021. Brian Elliott, Regional Environmental Manager DOT&PF Preliminary Design & Environmental P.O. Box 196900 Anchorage, Alaska 99519-6900 If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact Kristina Busch, P.E., Project Manager, at 269-0567, or Heidi Zimmer, Environmental Impact Analyst, at 269-0529. It is the policy of the DOT&PF that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration and State of Alaska Funds. The DOT&PF complies with Title Il of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with a hearing impairment can contact DOT&PF at our Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (907) 269-0473. PE TACILITIES.