New Road Design
Buckland, Alaska
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Responsible for the design of a new road for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Regional Office. The new road will provide access to an existing housing development that does not have legal access at this time and is isolated during flood events. The current road is over private property and washes out almost every spring during the annual flooding of the Buckland River. The new road was founded on a permafrost foundation consisting of ice-rich silts, and crosses an overflow path used by floodwaters when ice-jams create flooding on the river. Services include:
- Land surveying in conjunction with planned community water and sewer project
- Feasibility study
- Geotechnical investigation
- Environmental documents
- Road design
- Hydrology and hydraulic analysis
- Drainage
- Permits
- Right-of-way acquisition
- Coordination with City of Buckland Council, Corps of Engineers, ADOT&PF, and BIA
Client: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Regional Office
Mr. Art High, P.E., P.L.S., Regional Design Engineer
Projected Completion Date: July 2005
Project Manager/Geotechnical Engineer: Mark A. Alder, P.E.
Assistant Engineer: Autumn E. Sellars, E.I.T.
Surveyors: Kevin M. Smith, P.L.S. and Clark E. Kinney, L.S.I.T.