About the Plan
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| The proposed Alaska gas pipeline and other resource
development projects would impact transportation in Interior Alaska. |
In fall 2006, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
(DOT&PF) began to develop a Transportation Plan for Interior Alaska. The
Interior Alaska Transportation Plan (IATP) will join five other statewide regional
multi-modal transportation plans designed to address movement between communities
in the region and from the region to points beyond. It will not address individual
community projects.
DOT&PF contracted with WHPacific to develop the
IATP. As part of the plan, they will complete an inventory of transportation modes,
review potential resource development, prepare forecasts based on existing conditions
and future trends, analyze the transportation network and develop recommendations
that guide future investments in vital regional transportation projects.
Future developments in the Interior that may impact transportation include the
following:
- Gas Pipeline
- Mineral Development
- Military Training
- Railroad Development
- Tourism
The Plan will examine potential impacts of these and other developments to highways,
rail, aviation and local community roads.
