The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) seeks public input for the Sterling Safety Corridor Improvements Milepost (MP) 82.5 to 94 project. The project follows the department’s identification of a need for improvements to the Sterling Safety Corridor MP 82.5 to 94 to improve safety and reduce congestion for people and motorized traffic traveling along the Sterling Highway.
The public was recently invited to an open house meeting to learn what data and studies are in progress, view and provide input on highway and intersection design concepts being considered, and discuss the project team’s ideas for improving safety while balancing the need to maintain access for local residents and businesses. It was a chance to ask questions and provide feedback to the project team before a design recommendation is made and presented to the public next spring.
The project team is offering one more way for you to share comments on the preferred design alternative. Add your comments in the pop-up box and click “Save.” All comments will be “Pending” until approved.
Over the next month, starting Wednesday, July 9, the project team will participate in the Soldotna Wednesday Market from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to engage with residents, businesses, and stakeholders to share updates, gather feedback, and ensure everyone is informed on the project’s progress.
The project is currently in the design engineering phase.
Due to available funding, substantial construction activities will likely not commence until the spring of 2026.
This fall, the project team is out in the field to investigate subsurface conditions along the safety corridor with test boring and test pits within and adjacent to the Sterling Highway and at Soldotna Creek. Drivers can expect to see the Geotech team and traffic control measures in the area.
The project team will work to minimize disruptions to normal traffic. Additional fieldwork will continue next summer.
For more information, contact the project team at SterlingSafetyImprovements@
