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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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News and Events
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Who: Anchorage Assembly
What: Will vote on including the Knik Arm Bridge in the city's Long Range Transportation Plan
Where: Loussac Library, Assembly Chambers
When: Tuesday, March 13, 6-11 pm (check Channel 10 that night for timing; this issue is far down on the agenda).
For more details on what you can do to help as well as talking points, please click here.
February 27th Anchorage Assembly Meeting Minutes Summary:
More than 20 people testified until the close of the February 27 hearing against the proposed Knik Arm Bridge. Only 4 people testified in favor of the bridge (including two from the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority). To view the related ADN story, please click here.
Key issues raised by those opposing the bridge:
- direct and indirect costs of the project; indirect costs include downtown through midtown mitigation costs, downtown congestion, higher road repair costs from truck traffic, etc.,
- the possibility that there may be no money available for the Ingra-Gambell connection that will be needed when the A/C couplet reaches capacity,
- the possibility of the federal money given to KABATA last year being used for more desirable projects (e.g., the highway-to-highway connection, though it could only fund a small portion of that project),
- the destruction of approximately 14 homes on Government Hill,
- isolating the Anchorage museum between highway roads,
- undermining the Anchorage 2020 comprehensive plan, and
- essentially no benefits to Anchorage beyond construction jobs.
Assembly member Chris Birch may have a conflict of interest due to his employment at ASCG, Inc., a road-building firm, though the Assembly voted down sending that question to the board of ethics.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
ACTION ALERT!
Tell the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday, March 13 when the February 27 public hearing continues that the Knik Arm Bridge will not help Anchorage!Who: Anchorage Assembly
What: Will vote on including the Knik Arm Bridge in the city's Long Range Transportation Plan
Where: Loussac Library, Assembly Chambers
When: Tuesday, March 13, 6-11 pm (check Channel 10 that night for timing; this issue is far down on the agenda).
For more details on what you can do to help as well as talking points, please click here.
February 27th Anchorage Assembly Meeting Minutes Summary:
More than 20 people testified until the close of the February 27 hearing against the proposed Knik Arm Bridge. Only 4 people testified in favor of the bridge (including two from the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority). To view the related ADN story, please click here.
Key issues raised by those opposing the bridge:
- direct and indirect costs of the project; indirect costs include downtown through midtown mitigation costs, downtown congestion, higher road repair costs from truck traffic, etc.,
- the possibility that there may be no money available for the Ingra-Gambell connection that will be needed when the A/C couplet reaches capacity,
- the possibility of the federal money given to KABATA last year being used for more desirable projects (e.g., the highway-to-highway connection, though it could only fund a small portion of that project),
- the destruction of approximately 14 homes on Government Hill,
- isolating the Anchorage museum between highway roads,
- undermining the Anchorage 2020 comprehensive plan, and
- essentially no benefits to Anchorage beyond construction jobs.
Assembly member Chris Birch may have a conflict of interest due to his employment at ASCG, Inc., a road-building firm, though the Assembly voted down sending that question to the board of ethics.