Is the proposed Knik Arm Bridge a good idea or a "Bridge to Nowhere"? Who will benefit and who will be harmed if the bridge is built? Are there other alternatives that should be considered? What will the bridge cost and who will pay for it?

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Despite Advisory Committee Recommendations, AMATS Keeps Bridge in Short-Term Plan

The decision-making body for transportation projects, the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS) Policy Committee, today voted 3-2 to keep the Knik Arm Bridge project in the short-term portion of the Anchorage Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The three advisory committees to the Policy Committee – the Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission, the AMATS Technical Advisory Committee, and the Anchorage Assembly – each voted in 2009 and 2010 to remove the bridge from the list of short-term projects. The five-member Policy Committee is composed of representatives from the Alaska Departments of Transportation and Environmental Conservation, Mayor Sullivan, and two representatives from the Anchor-age Assembly. The Assembly representatives (Flynn and Selkregg) alone voted to make the bridge a long-term project, i.e., post-2018 construction, because key financial and technical questions were not answered by the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority during its testimony before the advisory committees.

To view the 3/25/10 Alaska Transportation Priorities Project media release. please click here.