Sterling HWY MP 8-25 sunrise INN to skilak lake RD STG 3 & 4

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities $434,437.34 under the Highway Planning and Construction federal grant program (CFDA 20.205) on September 15, 2022. The funding will support Stage 3 and 4 construction of a new highway alignment connecting Sterling Highway miles 8-25 east and west of Juneau Creek back to the existing highway. Work will include reconstruction, new construction, grading, roadside hardware, drainage, structures, and ancillary efforts implementing the Construction Manager/General Contractor contracting method authorized under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. Design was previously completed under a parent project. The award furthers the Highway Planning and Construction program's purpose of assisting states in constructing, preserving, and improving highways.

Project description

This is stages 3 & 4 and the main construction phase of the new highway alignment east andwest of juneau creek connecting back to the existing sterling highway. Work includes reconstruction and new construction and grading, roadside hardware, drainage, structures, and ancillary work. This project implements section 1303 of the moving ahead for progress in the 21ST century act (map-21) authorizing the use of the construction manager/general contractor (CM/GC) contracting method. Design was completed under parent project, 0212015/53014 sterling highway milepost 44.5 to 58 (milepoint 7.6 to 2), sunrise INN to skilak lake road reconstruction.