New Road Design
Savoonga, Alaska
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RPKA provided planning, design, and construction management for 3.5 miles of road located on St. Lawrence Island across barren tundra and permafrost. Savoonga had a safety problem with vehicle traffic on the airport runway. This new road routes vehicle traffic around the runway to alleviate safety hazards. This project was performed under P.L. 93-638 Tribal workforce development and force account construction. RPKA served as Savoonga's subconsultant for construction management, training their staff in bookkeeping and computer usage, as well as, buying construction equipment and overseeing the shipment of equipment to Savoonga. In addition to design, services included:
- Feasibility study
- Geotechnical investigation
- Environmental clearance survey and assessment
- Hydrology
- Drainage
- Permits
- Public hearings
- Coordination between Savoonga and BIA
- Construction inspection
Client: Village of Savoonga
Mr. Fritz Waghiyi, IRA President
Design Start: July 1998
Design Completion: July 2000
Construction Start Date: May 2001
Construction Completion Date: May 2003
Project Manager: Christopher M. Kinney, P.E.
Project Engineer: Mark A. Alder, P.E.
Geotechnical Engineer/QA/QC: Rodney P. Kinney, Jr., P.E.
Surveyor: Clark E. Kinney, L.S.I.T.