North Douglas Crossing Public Involvement Project
To Identify Juneau's Preferred Crossing Route for a Crossing of Gastineau Channel
April 2007
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1.0 Introduction
2.0 Project Background & Status
2.1 CBJ Feasibility Study (1984)
2.2 ADOT&PF Preliminary Scoping and Environmental Analysis (2005)
2.3 CBJ Resolution - Focus on Three Alternative Routes (2005)
2.4 Next Steps
3.0 Methodology
3.1 Stakeholder & Agency Interviews
3.2 Public Meetings and Project Information
3.3 Community Opinion Survey
3.4 Project Engineering
3.5 Report and Recommendations to CBJ Assembly
4.0 Context for the Crossing Project
4.1 Navigability of Gastineau Channel
4.2 Juneau International Airport
4.3 Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge
4.4 North Douglas Highway and Residential Area
4.5 West Douglas New Growth Area
4.6 Traffic Modeling and Transportation Planning
5.0 North Douglas Crossing Alternatives
5.1 Engineering Tasks and Methodology
5.2 Alternative Alignments
5.2.1 Vanderbilt Hill Road Corridor
5.2.2 Sunny Point Corridor
5.2.3 Yandukin A Corridor
5.2.4 Yandukin B Corridor
5.2.5 Yandukin C Corridor
6.0 Public Involvement & Agency Consultation
6.1 Agency Consultation
6.2 Stakeholder and Public Comments Regarding Alternatives
6.2.1 Vanderbilt Hill Road Corridor
6.2.2 Sunny Point Corridor
6.2.3 Yandukin Drive Corridors (A, B or C)
6.2.4 Comments Suggesting Other Alternatives
6.2.4.1 Salmon Creek or Non-Refuge Alternative
6.2.4.2 West of the Airport Alternatives
6.2.4.3 No Build Alternative
6.3 Factors Important to the Public and Stakeholders When Evaluating Alternatives
6.4 Comments Regarding Key Issues Related to the North Douglas Crossing
6.4.1 View of Importance of North Douglas Crossing
6.4.2 Process for Selecting a Community Preferred Alternative
6.4.3 Impacts on North Douglas Neighborhood and Property Owners
6.4.3.1 Inclusion of the Bench Road in the North Douglas Crossing Project
6.4.3.2 Community Development Issues
6.4.3.3 Completion of a North Douglas Impact Analysis
6.4.3.4 Property Values and Compensation
6.4.4 Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge and Section 4(f)
6.4.5 Additional Comments
7.1 Support for North Douglas Crossing
7.2 Opinions Regarding Alternative Crossings
7.3 Factors Important in Selecting a Community-Preferred Alternative
8.0 Alternative Comparison & Recommendations
8.1 Key Evaluation Factors
8.2 Recommendations
8.3 Comparison of Alternatives
8.4 Response to Comments
8.5 Conclusion
Appendices
Appendix A CBJ Resolution 2330(b)
Appendix B Typical 3-Way Intersection and North Douglas Highway Upgrades
Appendix C North Douglas Crossing Preliminary Cost Estimates
Appendix D Agency Meeting Summary
Appendix E Stakeholder Meeting Summaries
Appendix F Public Meeting Summaries
Appendix G Community Opinion Survey Report
Appendix H Matrix of Stakeholder and Public Comments
Appendix I Copies of Written Public Comments
Figures
1 Conceptual Alignments for Juneau North Douglas Crossing Alternatives
2 Vanderbilt Hill Road Crossing Area-Recommended Community Preferred Alternative
Tables
1 North Douglas Crossing Project-Comparison of Alternative Crossings
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