KTN spruce mill promenade [TAP award 2023]

The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awarded $900,000 to the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities on August 18, 2025, under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) to construct the KTN Spruce Mill Promenade pedestrian walkway in Ketchikan, Alaska. This project will deliver a new pedestrian connection linking existing pathways on either side of the Great Alaskan Lumberjack Pavilion along the waterfront near Spruce Mill Way. The infrastructure improvements include driven steel pile foundations, steel sheet pile and concrete retaining walls to support embankment materials, concrete sidewalks, handrails, and associated amenities designed to ensure safe pedestrian passage and accessibility.

The project is scheduled for completion by June 1, 2027, and represents a multimodal transportation investment consistent with the Highway Planning and Construction program's emphasis on pedestrian and bicycle facilities within state transportation infrastructure networks. As a formula grant award under Alaska's federal-aid highway allocation, the project will be administered by the state DOT in coordination with FHWA oversight and must comply with applicable environmental review requirements and federal regulations governing design, construction, and project management.

Project description

Construct a pedestrian walkway connecting existing pathways on either end of the great alaskan lumberjack pavillion on the waterfront in the vicinity of spruce mill way roadway in ketchikan, AK. Work includes driven steel pile foundations, steel sheet pile and concrete retaining walls that will retain and support embankment fill materials. This project will also construct concrete sidewalks, handrails and other amenities for safe pedestrian passageway and use.