ADOT&PF to Host Community Engagement Meetings
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) –The Alaska Department of Transportation
and Public Facilities, Northern Region, is inviting Alaskans to
participate in six community engagement meetings scheduled
across Interior Alaska. The goal of the public meetings is to
lead a constructive dialogue around the fiscal challenges facing
the department and discuss impacts of proposed cuts.
All state agencies are working with reduced operating bud...gets
due to low oil prices. This will impact all modes of
transportation, including highway maintenance. Though it is
early in the budget process, six maintenance camps are
recommended for closure or reduced operations. The camps that
would close are: Northway Maintenance Station, O’Brien Creek
Maintenance Station, Chitina Maintenance Station, Birch Lake
Maintenance Station and Central Maintenance Station. The
Thompson Pass Maintenance Station would become a seasonal camp,
only operating during winter months.
These meetings are an opportunity for Alaskans to hear from
department officials, ask questions and present potential
solutions regarding short and long-term operating possibilities
for the department.
Six meetings have been scheduled at following times and
locations:
*Northway: Jan. 11, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., presentation at 12 p.m.,
Northway Community Hall (Northway Maintenance Station)
*Tok: Jan. 11, 5-6:30 p.m., presentation at 5:30 p.m., Tok
School Library (O’Brien Creek Maintenance Station)
*Kenny Lake: Jan. 12, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., presentation at 12
p.m., Kenny Lake Community Hall (Chitina Maintenance Station)
*Valdez: Jan. 12, 5-6:30 p.m., presentation at 5:30 p.m., Valdez
Convention and Civic Center (Thompson Pass Maintenance Station –
seasonal)
*Salcha: Jan. 14, 5-6:30 p.m., presentation at 5:30 p.m., Salcha
Seniors Center (Birch Lake Maintenance Station)
*Central: Jan. 15, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., presentation at 12 p.m.,
Central M&O Station (Central Maintenance Station)