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Title: If you missed the first Highway to Highway public meetings in July

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Welcome!
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If you missed the first Highway to Highway public
meetings in July
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watch this presentation for an overview.
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Meet the Project Team
Lead Agencies Federal Highway Administration
Alaska Department of Transportation Public
Facilities
Other Agencies Municipality of Anchorage Federal
Transit Administration U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
Consultants HDR Alaska Inc. Team
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Meet the Project Team
Lead Agencies Federal Highway Administration
Alaska Department of Transportation Public
Facilities
Other Agencies Municipality of Anchorage Federal
Transit Administration U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers
Consultants HDR Alaska Inc. Team
And You!
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What is the purpose of the project
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What is the purpose of the project

The purpose of the project is to improve the
connection between the Seward Highway and Glenn
Highway (Highway to Highway) in Anchorage Alaska.

Why is the project needed
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Why is the project needed

The project is needed to solve problems with
capacity system continuity neighborhood
connectivity and safety.

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Project Area
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Project Area
The orange roads are part of the National Highway
System (NHS).
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What is the purpose of theNational Highway
System (NHS)
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The NHS Serves
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The NHS Serves
Major population and employment centers.
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The NHS Serves
Major population and employment centers.
Employment 18000 employees work Downtown
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The NHS Serves
Major population and employment centers.
Employment 18000 employees work Downtown
Employment 24000 employees work in Midtown
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The NHS Serves
Major population and employment centers.
Employment 18000 employees work Downtown
Employment 9000 employees work in the U-Med
District
Employment 24000 employees work in Midtown
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The NHS Serves
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The NHS Serves
Commuters
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The NHS Serves
Commuters
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The NHS Serves
Commuters
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The NHS Serves
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The NHS Serves
Ports and airports.
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
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The NHS Serves
Ports and airports.
Freight
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
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The NHS Serves
Ports and airports.
Freight
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
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The NHS Serves
Ports and airports.
Freight
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
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The NHS Serves
Ports and airports.
Freight
Freight
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
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The NHS Serves
Ports and airports.
Freight
Freight
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
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The NHS Serves
Ports and airports.
Freight
Freight
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
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The NHS Serves
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The NHS Serves
Public transportation facilities
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The NHS Serves
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The NHS Serves
Military installations
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The NHS Serves
Military installations
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The NHS Serves
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The NHS
To Eagle River Mat-Su Valley Fairbanks
Ted Stevens Intl. Airport
To South Anchorage Girdwood Kenai Peninsula
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Capacity

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Capacity

Roads are over capacity.
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Capacity

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Capacity

Here is the existing arterial connection between
the Seward and Glenn Highways.
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Capacity

Over capacity means traffic congestion.
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Capacity

Over capacity means traffic congestion.
These intersections are congested.
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Capacity

Over capacity means traffic congestion.
These roads are congested.
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System Continuity

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System Continuity

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System Continuity

Urban Arterials
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System Continuity
Controlled access

Urban Arterials
Controlled access
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System Continuity

The freeways transition abruptly into urban
arterial streets.
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System Continuity
Here is the 1st stoplight.

The freeways transition abruptly into urban
arterial streets.
Here is the 1st stoplight.
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System Continuity

Traffic signals slow travel times.
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System Continuity

Speed limits are lower on arterial streets.
Traffic signals slow travel times.
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Congestion

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Congestion Stoplights

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Congestion Stoplights

Slow Travel Times
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Travel Time
NHS roads are intended to provide high mobility
and efficient travel.

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Travel Time
NHS roads are intended to provide high mobility
and efficient travel.

Posted speed limits are labeled in blue.
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Travel Time

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Travel Time

Actual travel speeds are slower in this corridor
during peak hours.
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Travel Time

Some parts of the corridor are as much as 30 mph
slower than the posted speed limit during peak
hours.
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Neighborhood Connectivity

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Neighborhood Connectivity

Wide streets and heavy traffic make crossing the
corridor difficult.
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Neighborhood Connectivity

Wide streets and heavy traffic make crossing the
corridor difficult.
Nearby shopping and schools require people to
cross the corridor.
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Neighborhood Connectivity

Wide streets missing sidewalks and heavy
traffic make crossing the corridor difficult.
Shopping
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Neighborhood Connectivity

Wide streets missing sidewalks and heavy
traffic make crossing the corridor difficult.
Shopping
School kids
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Neighborhood Connectivity

Wide streets missing sidewalks and heavy
traffic make crossing the corridor difficult.
Shopping
School kids
Recreation
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Neighborhood Connectivity

Wide streets missing sidewalks and heavy
traffic make crossing the corridor difficult.
Shopping
School kids
160000 vehicles per day
Recreation
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Safety

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Safety

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Safety

This intersection has the largest total number of
crashes in Anchorage.
X
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Safety
From 2002 to 2006 this intersection had the
largest number of fatal and major injury crashes
in Anchorage.

X
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Safety

The remainder of these intersections also rank
among the top 20 accident problems in Anchorage.
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H2H Project Process
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What is the project schedule