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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Parnell Administration Changes Position on Bridge; AMATS Consensus Destroyed
In a surprising move, the Parnell Administration on February 16, 2010 issued a brief
letter stating a new position on the proposed Knik Arm Bridge. The Administration's new position is contrary to that taken by its regional transportation staff to date. The new position - that the Knik Arm Bridge remain as a short-term project in the Anchorage Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) - conflicts with the regional transportation staff's position as late as February 11, 2010, i.e., that the bridge be moved to the long-term in the LRTP. Regional transportation staff arrived at that position after an extensive, fact-based public hearing process. The Administration's February 16th letter destroys a carefully-crafted consensus approved unanimously by the Anchorage Assembly and the Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS) Technical and Policy Committees in 2009.