DOT&PF Notice to Begin Engineering & Environmental Studies: Haines Highway Restoration MP 2.3 and 3.7

Project # SFHWY00724 The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is proposing to restore surface and subsurface of Haines Highway at MP 2.3 and 3.7. The proposed project would: • Reconstruct pavement • Stabilize embankments around and under road sections • Remediate frost-susceptible materials • Make small improvements to underlying drainage • Replace or modify culverts • Take further measures to modify groundwater This project would take place in an area that is not well mapped for floodplains but is not currently expected to encroach onto any existing floodplains. Construction is projected to begin in spring 2028. The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by DOT&PF pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated April 13, 2023, and executed by FHWA and DOT&PF. Development of this proposed project would follow a process required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Based on project location and scope of work, the environmental document is anticipated to be a Categorical Exclusion. Possible affected resources include wetlands, essential fish habitats, eagles, threatened and endangered species, Section 4(f) properties, contaminated sites, invasive plants, and cultural or historic properties. The proposed project would comply with all applicable authorities including: • Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act • Clean Air and Clean Water Acts • Endangered Species Act • EO-12898, Environmental Justice • EO-11988, Floodplain Management • Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Management Act • National Historic Preservation Act - Section 106 • Americans with Disabilities Act • Archaeological Resources Protection Act • EO 11990, Protection of Wetlands • Executive Order 13112, Invasive Species • Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act • Executive Order 13186, Responsibilities of Federal Agencies to Protect Migratory Birds • Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act • Anadromous Fish Conservation Act • 16 U.S.C. 662, Section 2 of the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act • 33 U.S.C. 403, Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 DOT&PF is soliciting comments on the proposed project. Your comments would help us evaluate potential environmental, social, and economic impacts of this project, as well as impacts to historic and cultural resources. Please submit your written comments to: Connor Brown, Environmental Impact Analyst DOT&PF Southcoast Region P.O. Box 112506 Juneau, AK 99811-2506 Phone: (907) 465-4443 Fax: (907) 465-4414 Email: connor.brown@alaska.gov To ensure that all possible factors are considered, please provide comments via email, fax, or mailing address by November 4, 2026. It is the policy of the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or be denied benefits of, any and all programs or activities we provide based on race, religion, color, gender, age, marital status, ability, or national origin, regardless of the funding source including Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and State of Alaska funds. DOT&PF complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If you or someone you represent requires special accommodations in order to respond to this public notice, please call or email the project coordinator listed above, or call Alaska Relay at 711, or call (800) 770-8973 for TTY, (800) 770-8255 for voice, (800) 770-3919 for ASCII, (866) 355-6198 for STS. Ask the communications assistant to call the project coordinator listed above so arrangements can be made to assist you.