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In 2007, the Denali Commission (Commission) partnered with the US Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District (USACE) to develop a Statewide Barge Landing Assessment to analyze barge mooring and fuel/freight transfer needs at Alaska’s coastal and riverside communities. This work was undertaken to further the general findings of three studies that had previously identified barge landing improvements as a critical need in rural Alaska.  This assessment is quickly becoming the center piece for one of the most needed construction programs in rural Alaska- shoreside infrastructure for barge operators that include mooring points and/or docks and gravel pad storage areas. 

USACE recently completed this assessment and a report was developed and is now completed. The executive summary is posted to both the Transportation Program Documents webpage as well as the Denali Commission Home Page.

The next phase of the barge landing assessment is to move the high priority projects (as noted in the executive summary) into design and then depending on funding and costs, move a select few to construction.

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Recently, Commission Transportation Staff and Management met with Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) and completed a review of current projects; all are on schedule.  Also discussed was the assignment of FY09 selected projects, those projects are now in the process of scheduling.

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The Transportation Advisory Committee is meeting on May 11, 2009 in Anchorage, Alaska at the Denali Commission offices.  An agenda and announcement will be posted two weeks prior to May 11th.