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This website provides factual information and documentation to answer these questions.
News and Events
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
"Knik Arm Ptoject Delayed." To view this 6/25/09 KTVA story, please click here.
"AMATS board votes to delay Knik Arm Bridge project." To view this 6/25/09 KTUU video and story, please click here.
"Assembly OKs Knik bridge compromise; Proposal would keep project alive while debate continues." To view this 6/25/09 ADN article, please click here.
"Public Weighs in on Knik Arm Crossing." To view this 6/24/09 KTVA video and story, please click here.
"Assembly votes to delay Knik Arm Bridge 10 years." To view this 6/24/09 KTUU video and story, please click here.
"Our view: No bridge; City-state panel should shelve ill-conceived Knik crossing." To view this 6/24/09 ADN opinion piece, please click here.
"Group seeks decade delay in Knik Arm bridge project." To view this 6/23/09 ADN article, please click here.
To view the Technical Advisory Committee memo to the Policy Committee, click here. (PDF format, 97K)
Click here for the full resolution. (PDF format, 272k)
The Anchorage Assembly will hear public testimony on the bridge and its potential removal from Anchorage's Long Range Transportation Plan on Tuesday, June 16 at the Assembly meeting that evening.
"The results of the review indicate that there is a 90% likelihood that the range of all costs (e.g. construction, contingencies, support, environmental mitigations, engineering, utilities, right-of-way, tolling, etc.) for the entire Project will be between approximately $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion. For Phase 1 [i.e., connecting to A/C Streets and a 2 lane bridge], the 90% likelihood is between approximately $670 million and $740 million. For Phase 2 [i.e., connecting to Ingra-Gambell and a 4 lane bridge], the 90% likelihood is between approximately $750 million and $920 million. For Phase 2, the review team had to develop assumptions for construction work that could be scheduled between 10 and 20 years out. For Phase 2, especially, the impact of cost escalation is the largest factor in the variability of costs." (p. 3).
Click here for the full report. (PDF format, 1.8M)
Anchorage Daily News
"The ground beneath the proposed Knik Arm crossing got a little shakier Thursday when a slim majority of an important state-city planning agency voted to put it on a track to nowhere..."
Read the article here.
Agency deals setback to Knik Arm bridge
Fairbanks Daily News - Miner/Associated Press
"A joint Anchorage and state planning agency has put a $700 million bridge on the road to nowhere."
Read the article here.
Knik Arm crossing loses support of city transportation committee
KTUU News
"A group that sets the transportation priorities for Anchorage put a process into motion Thursday to remove the proposed Knik Arm bridge from its long-term transportation plan."
Read the article here.
Read the press release from The Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, on their website.
To view a related news article in the Anchorage Daily News, please click here.
Get the survey report from KABATA here.
Verbatim Comment from one of those surveyed:
Please tell the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll group and Dave Dittman that this poll was the worst I've experienced in my 60 year history in Alaska. (p. 221)
Click here
AMATS QAs Attachment B 080708.pdf
To view this 6/9/08 ADN article, please
click here.
"Knik Arm: Fork in Road, or Stick Fork In It?"
To view this 6/9/08 ADN article, please click here.
"Political Geology of the Knik Crossing."
To view this 6/10/08 ADN animation, please click here.
"Liabilities Blur Knik Bridge Agency's Cost Estimates"
To view this 6/11/08 ADN article, please clich here.
To view KABATA's response to the DOT letter, please click here.
To view KABATA's answers to the DOT letter, please click here.
To view supplementary letter information such as design and cost estimates, please click here.
To view Senator Johnny Ellis and Representative Gara's letter to Governor Palin, please click here.
To view KABATA's response to Senator Ellis and Representative Gara, please click here.
To view this ADN article, please click here.
ARRC
Defenders of Wildlife
EPA
Gardner
Government Hill Community Council
Hulbert
Marine Mammal Commission
MOA
NOAA
Norgaard
SHPO
Trustees for Alaska
Walton
To view the press release issued by Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, please click here.
To listen to the hearing, please click here, then click on the Senate Transportation Committee hearing link for March 25, 2008.
To view comments submitted by the Government Hill Community Council, please use the links below:
Document 1.
Document 2.
Document 3.
To view this ADN article, please click here.
2/16/08 News Article: "Knik Arm Crossing Project Will Benefit from More Oversight."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
2/18/08 News Article: "State Population Statistics Give Mat-Su Growth a New Spin."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
To view the document, please click here.
Knik Arm Bridge EIS Shows the Toll Bridge Won't Alleviate Commuter Congestion.
To view the ATPP press release, please click here.
The men who gave us the "Bridge to Nowhere" may be headed there themselves."
To view this WSJ article, please click here.
9/26/07 News Article: "Bye bridge - No more plan for panned span."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
To view the US PIRG Report, please click here.
To view this MVF article, please click here.
7/25/07 News Article: Money on Hold for Some, but Not All, DOT Projects."
To view this KTVA article, please click here.
7/20/07 News Article: "Club Poll Shows Alaska Republican Primary Voters Fed Up with Pork."
To view this Club for Growth article, please click here.
7/19/07 News Article: "Keeping Alaska Roads in Shape."
To view this KTUU article, please click here.
7/6/07 News Article: "Spare Downtown Extra Traffic, Add Gambell-Ingra Connection."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
To view this KTUU Article, please click here.
To read the complete set of comments, please click here.
To read the Johnston Study, please click here.
To read the Balbus Study Part 1, please click here.
To read the Balbus Study Part 2, please click here.
What: Civil engineer Michael Replogle with Environmental Defense in DC (www.environmentaldefense.org), a national expert on public-private partnerships and how they can be structured to protect communities and the public interest, will be speaking in Anchorage on The Knik Arm Bridge Public-Private Partnership: Smart Transportation for the Anchorage Region? The presentation will help Anchorage and Mat-Su Borough decision-makers and residents understand the implications of the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority (KABATA) engaging in a Public-Private Partnership agreement with private investors. For example, currently there is no process for public input into the contract that may be signed by KABATA and private investors, leaving it up to KABATA and the private investor(s) to determine bridge toll rates, maintenance and off-ramp requirements, etc.
Sponsors: Downtown, Fairview, and Government Hill Community Councils; Alaska Center for the Environment; Alaska Conservation Alliance; Alaska Public Interest Research Group; Alaska Transportation Priorities Project; Anchorage Citizens Coalition; and Friends of Mat-Su.
When and Where: Tuesday, June 19, 7-9 pm, Rasmuson Hall 101 at UAA (see #5 on the campus map, http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/map/); free parking.
Additional Information: Mr. Replogle also will speak to the Business and Economic Development Committee of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, June 20, from 11:30-1, at the Anchorage School District building (5530 East Northern Lights Blvd.). The meeting is open to all, but only Chamber members may participate in discussions.
To view this ADN Article, please click here.
5/26/07 News Article: "Anchorage's Endangered White Whales"
To view this Far North Science Article, please click here.
5/25/07 Press Release: "KABATA Establishes Public/Private
Partnership Task Force"
To view this KABATA Press Release, please click here.
5/23/07 Compass Piece: "The More Sprawl, the Higher the Costs"
To view this ADN Compass Piece, please click here.
5/16/07 News Article: "The Numbers Don't Lie, and the Time to Act is Now"
To view this ADN Article, please click here.
5/14/07 News Article: "Alaska's Friends and Family Plan"
To view this Roll Call Article, please click here.
5/13/07 News Article: "Senate OKs $1.6 Billion Budget"
To view this ADN Article, please click here.
To view this ADN LTE, please click here.
4/13/07 News Article: "Begich Rips Knik Arm Committee for Yes Vote"
To view this ADN story, please click here.
4/12/07 News Article: "Begich Pulls Support of Bridge"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
To view this AJC story, please click here.
3/18/07 News Article: "Poll Timed Before Assembly Vote Shows Support for Bridge"
To view this AJC story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Knik Bridge Clears Assembly Hurdle - VOTE: Despite Testimony From Foes, Project Forwarded to the City's List of Priorities"
To view this ADN story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Assembly Wants Bridge Plans to Go Forward"
To view this KIMO story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Knik Arm Bridge Project Recommended by Assembly"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Anchorage Assembly Supports Making Knik Arm Bridge a Top Priority"
To view this KTVA story, please click here.
3/13/07 News Article: "Bridge Authority Receives Two Proposals"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/13/07 News Article: "Opponents Say Knik Arm Bridge Poll Was Biased"
To view this KTVA story, please click here.
3/13/07 News Article: "Bridge Poll Biased, Say Opponents"
To view this ADN story, please click here.
3/12/07 News Article: "Building a Bridge?"
To view this KTVA story, please click here.
3/12/07 News Article: "Knik Arm Bridge Backers Release Favorable Poll"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/11/07 News Article: "Knik Arm Bridge Public-Private Funding Plan Draws Criticism"
To view this Alaska Journal of Commerce story, please click here.
3/6/07 News Article: "Alaskan Bridge Projects Resist Earmarks Purge"
To view this New York Times story, please click here.
3/5/07 News Article: "Mayor Says Bridge Authority's Math Doesn't Add Up"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/5/07 News Article: "Alaska's Megaproject Mentality - Part 1"
To view this Insurgent 49 story, please click here.
To view the Hays Research Group Poll Methodology and Documentation, please click here.
To view the resolution, please click here.
ABSTRACT: The proposed Knik Arm Bridge project poses a serious risk for private investors, with large uncertainties in project costs, funding, permitting, and liability. This report documents those uncertainties.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
June TV/Radio/News Articles
"State-city panel approves delaying Knik Arm bridge." To view this 6/26/09 ADN story, please click here."Knik Arm Ptoject Delayed." To view this 6/25/09 KTVA story, please click here.
"AMATS board votes to delay Knik Arm Bridge project." To view this 6/25/09 KTUU video and story, please click here.
"Assembly OKs Knik bridge compromise; Proposal would keep project alive while debate continues." To view this 6/25/09 ADN article, please click here.
"Public Weighs in on Knik Arm Crossing." To view this 6/24/09 KTVA video and story, please click here.
"Assembly votes to delay Knik Arm Bridge 10 years." To view this 6/24/09 KTUU video and story, please click here.
"Our view: No bridge; City-state panel should shelve ill-conceived Knik crossing." To view this 6/24/09 ADN opinion piece, please click here.
"Group seeks decade delay in Knik Arm bridge project." To view this 6/23/09 ADN article, please click here.
Technical Advisory Committee Unanimously Recommends Making the Knik Arm Bridge a Long-Term Project (Year 2018 or later)
The Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS) Technical Advisory Committee, composed of state, municipal, and public members, unanimously recommended to the AMATS Policy Committee on June 18 to move the Knik Arm Bridge from the list of short-term projects (2007-2017) to the list of long-term projects (2018-2027) in Anchorage's Long Range Transportation Plan.To view the Technical Advisory Committee memo to the Policy Committee, click here. (PDF format, 97K)
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Planning and Zoning Commission Resolution on removing the Knik Arm Bridge from the Anchorage Long Range Transportation Plan
A resolution of the AMATS Citizen Advisory Committee recommending approval to delete the Knik Arm Crossing from the Anchorage Long Range Transportation PlanClick here for the full resolution. (PDF format, 272k)
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Key Knik Arm Bridge Issues That Will Significantly Impact Anchorage - Public Testimony to be taken at the June 16 Anchorage Assembly Meeting
For five important reasons why Anchorage and needs to remove the Knik Arm Bridge from its Long Range Transportation Plan, click here. (PDF format, 216k)The Anchorage Assembly will hear public testimony on the bridge and its potential removal from Anchorage's Long Range Transportation Plan on Tuesday, June 16 at the Assembly meeting that evening.
New Report: Knik Arm Crossing Cost Estimate Review (Final), Federal Highway Administration, May 2009
From the Executive Summary:"The results of the review indicate that there is a 90% likelihood that the range of all costs (e.g. construction, contingencies, support, environmental mitigations, engineering, utilities, right-of-way, tolling, etc.) for the entire Project will be between approximately $1.5 billion and $1.6 billion. For Phase 1 [i.e., connecting to A/C Streets and a 2 lane bridge], the 90% likelihood is between approximately $670 million and $740 million. For Phase 2 [i.e., connecting to Ingra-Gambell and a 4 lane bridge], the 90% likelihood is between approximately $750 million and $920 million. For Phase 2, the review team had to develop assumptions for construction work that could be scheduled between 10 and 20 years out. For Phase 2, especially, the impact of cost escalation is the largest factor in the variability of costs." (p. 3).
Click here for the full report. (PDF format, 1.8M)
Friday, April 24, 2009
Media Coverage of AMATS Policy Committee decision
Proposed Knik Arm bridge dealt setback in committee voteAnchorage Daily News
"The ground beneath the proposed Knik Arm crossing got a little shakier Thursday when a slim majority of an important state-city planning agency voted to put it on a track to nowhere..."
Read the article here.
Agency deals setback to Knik Arm bridge
Fairbanks Daily News - Miner/Associated Press
"A joint Anchorage and state planning agency has put a $700 million bridge on the road to nowhere."
Read the article here.
Knik Arm crossing loses support of city transportation committee
KTUU News
"A group that sets the transportation priorities for Anchorage put a process into motion Thursday to remove the proposed Knik Arm bridge from its long-term transportation plan."
Read the article here.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Memo from the Alaska Transportation Priorities Project to the AMATS Policy Committee regarding Knik Arm Bridge policy decisions
Download the memo here.Tuesday, February 10, 2009
State releases Knik Arm Crossing Construction Cost Estimate
Independent Experts Say Alaska's Remaining 'Bridge to Nowhere' Has "Extraordinarily High" Risks; State Would Need to Share Financial Risks to Build the Proposed Knik Arm Bridge. You can view the state's summary here.(PDF Document, 1.2MB)Read the press release from The Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, on their website.
To view a related news article in the Anchorage Daily News, please click here.
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority Survey of Alaska Statewide Public Attitudes and Perceptions (January 2009)
Get an analysis of the survey here. ( MS Word Doc, 28k )Get the survey report from KABATA here.
Verbatim Comment from one of those surveyed:
Please tell the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll group and Dave Dittman that this poll was the worst I've experienced in my 60 year history in Alaska. (p. 221)
Friday, September 19, 2008
Knik bridge revisited
Two editorial pieces from September 15th, on the Knik Arm Bridge, the Anchorage Assembly, and Sarah Palin:Click here
Sunday, August 31, 2008
KABATA Answers to Questions Regarding Knik Arm Crossing Project
This PDF document contains KABATA's responses to questions initially posed at the AMATS Policy Committee meeting June 12, 2008.AMATS QAs Attachment B 080708.pdf
Monday, June 9, 2008
June TV/Radio/News Articles
"Knik Arm Bridge Hits Fork in the Road."To view this 6/9/08 ADN article, please
click here.
"Knik Arm: Fork in Road, or Stick Fork In It?"
To view this 6/9/08 ADN article, please click here.
"Political Geology of the Knik Crossing."
To view this 6/10/08 ADN animation, please click here.
"Liabilities Blur Knik Bridge Agency's Cost Estimates"
To view this 6/11/08 ADN article, please clich here.
Alaska Department of Transportation's Letter to KABATA 4-22-08
To view the DOT letter, please click here.To view KABATA's response to the DOT letter, please click here.
To view KABATA's answers to the DOT letter, please click here.
To view supplementary letter information such as design and cost estimates, please click here.
Rep. Gara and Sen. Ellis's Letters to KABATA and Governor Palin
To view Representative Les Gara's letter to KABATA regarding lack of oversight and public protection, please click here.To view Senator Johnny Ellis and Representative Gara's letter to Governor Palin, please click here.
To view KABATA's response to Senator Ellis and Representative Gara, please click here.
Monday, April 7, 2008
April TV/Radio/News Articles
"Engineers Urged to Revoke Permit for Port Project - $700 Million: Groups Say Corps Used Bad Information."To view this ADN article, please click here.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Knik Arm Bridge Final Environmental Impact Statement Comments
To view these comments, please follow the links below:ARRC
Defenders of Wildlife
EPA
Gardner
Government Hill Community Council
Hulbert
Marine Mammal Commission
MOA
NOAA
Norgaard
SHPO
Trustees for Alaska
Walton
KABATA Oversight Bill Hearing in Senate Transportation Committee, March 25, 2008
To view the press release issued by Sen. Johnny Ellis, please click here.To view the press release issued by Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, please click here.
To listen to the hearing, please click here, then click on the Senate Transportation Committee hearing link for March 25, 2008.
Monday, March 3, 2008
Knik Arm Crossing Final Environmental Impact Statement Comments
To view comments submitted by Trustees for Alaska on behalf of the Alaska Center for the Environment (ACE), Alaska Public Interest Research Group, Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, Anchorage Citizens Coalition, Cook Inletkeeper, Government Hill Community Council, and North Gulf Oceanic Society, please click here.To view comments submitted by the Government Hill Community Council, please use the links below:
Document 1.
Document 2.
Document 3.
February TV/Radio/Print News Articles
2/14/08 News Article: "Legislators Want Say in Knik Bridge Deal."To view this ADN article, please click here.
2/16/08 News Article: "Knik Arm Crossing Project Will Benefit from More Oversight."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
2/18/08 News Article: "State Population Statistics Give Mat-Su Growth a New Spin."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Knik Arm Bridge Final Environmental Impact Statement Comments
KABATA has released the Final Environmental Impact Statement.To view the document, please click here.
Alaska Transportation Priorities Project Press Release
Alaska's Remaining "Bridge to Nowhere" Relies on Speculative Development to Cover Project Costs.Knik Arm Bridge EIS Shows the Toll Bridge Won't Alleviate Commuter Congestion.
To view the ATPP press release, please click here.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
September TV/Radio/News Articles
9/24/07 News Article: "North to the Future:The men who gave us the "Bridge to Nowhere" may be headed there themselves."
To view this WSJ article, please click here.
9/26/07 News Article: "Bye bridge - No more plan for panned span."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
ATPP and AK PIRG Press Release
To view the 10/2/07 Press Release, please click here.To view the US PIRG Report, please click here.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Letter from Mayor Begich to Governor Palin on KABATA
To read the letter from Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich to Alaska Governor Sarah Palin regarding KABATA's authorizing legislation, please click here.Monday, July 9, 2007
July TV/Radio/News Articles
7/29/07 News Article: "DOT May Change Its Priorities for Knick Bridge."To view this MVF article, please click here.
7/25/07 News Article: Money on Hold for Some, but Not All, DOT Projects."
To view this KTVA article, please click here.
7/20/07 News Article: "Club Poll Shows Alaska Republican Primary Voters Fed Up with Pork."
To view this Club for Growth article, please click here.
7/19/07 News Article: "Keeping Alaska Roads in Shape."
To view this KTUU article, please click here.
7/6/07 News Article: "Spare Downtown Extra Traffic, Add Gambell-Ingra Connection."
To view this ADN article, please click here.
Friday, June 29, 2007
June TV/Radio/News Articles
6/27/07 News Article: "Knik Bridge Added to City Transportation Plan"To view this KTUU Article, please click here.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Comments Opposing Including the Knik Arm Bridge in the Anchorage Bowl's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP)
The Alaska Center for the Environment, Alaska Public Interest Research Group, Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, Alaska Wildlife Alliance, Cook Inletkeeper, Environmental Defense, and Government Hill Community Council submit these comments opposing the proposed addition of the Knik Arm Crossing to the long range transportation plan (LRTP) and transportation improvement program (TIP) for the Anchorage Bowl planning area. As set out below, Anchorage Metropolitan Area Transportation Solutions (AMATS) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) have not satisfied the planning requirements of the Federal Aid Highway Act (FAHA), as amended by SAFETEA-LU, Pub. L. No. 109-59 (2005). Specifically, neither AMATS or USDOT have completed a major investment study (MIS) in accordance with 23 U.S.C. § 134 and 23 C.F.R. § 450.318. Until AMATS or USDOT prepare an MIS that analyzes the impacts of and alternatives to the Knik Arm Crossing, AMATS cannot add the Crossing to the LRTP or TIP.To read the complete set of comments, please click here.
To read the Johnston Study, please click here.
To read the Balbus Study Part 1, please click here.
To read the Balbus Study Part 2, please click here.
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Knik Arm Bridge Event: Transportation Expert from DC in Anchorage
Tuesday, June 19, 7-9 pmWhat: Civil engineer Michael Replogle with Environmental Defense in DC (www.environmentaldefense.org), a national expert on public-private partnerships and how they can be structured to protect communities and the public interest, will be speaking in Anchorage on The Knik Arm Bridge Public-Private Partnership: Smart Transportation for the Anchorage Region? The presentation will help Anchorage and Mat-Su Borough decision-makers and residents understand the implications of the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority (KABATA) engaging in a Public-Private Partnership agreement with private investors. For example, currently there is no process for public input into the contract that may be signed by KABATA and private investors, leaving it up to KABATA and the private investor(s) to determine bridge toll rates, maintenance and off-ramp requirements, etc.
Sponsors: Downtown, Fairview, and Government Hill Community Councils; Alaska Center for the Environment; Alaska Conservation Alliance; Alaska Public Interest Research Group; Alaska Transportation Priorities Project; Anchorage Citizens Coalition; and Friends of Mat-Su.
When and Where: Tuesday, June 19, 7-9 pm, Rasmuson Hall 101 at UAA (see #5 on the campus map, http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/map/); free parking.
Additional Information: Mr. Replogle also will speak to the Business and Economic Development Committee of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, June 20, from 11:30-1, at the Anchorage School District building (5530 East Northern Lights Blvd.). The meeting is open to all, but only Chamber members may participate in discussions.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
May TV/Radio/News Articles
5/26/07 News Article: "Bridge Authority Kills Plan for Public Relations Firm"To view this ADN Article, please click here.
5/26/07 News Article: "Anchorage's Endangered White Whales"
To view this Far North Science Article, please click here.
5/25/07 Press Release: "KABATA Establishes Public/Private
Partnership Task Force"
To view this KABATA Press Release, please click here.
5/23/07 Compass Piece: "The More Sprawl, the Higher the Costs"
To view this ADN Compass Piece, please click here.
5/16/07 News Article: "The Numbers Don't Lie, and the Time to Act is Now"
To view this ADN Article, please click here.
5/14/07 News Article: "Alaska's Friends and Family Plan"
To view this Roll Call Article, please click here.
5/13/07 News Article: "Senate OKs $1.6 Billion Budget"
To view this ADN Article, please click here.
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Knik Arm Crossing Presentation
The presentation was prepared by Stephanie Kesler, past president of the Government Hill Community Council. The presentation provides an brief overview of the Knik Arm Crossing project and then walks the reader through the myriad of issues surrounding the project. To view the presentation, please click here.Monday, April 16, 2007
April TV/Radio/News Articles
4/28/07 Letter to the Editor: "If we don't want to pay taxes, let's prioritize transportation needs"To view this ADN LTE, please click here.
4/13/07 News Article: "Begich Rips Knik Arm Committee for Yes Vote"
To view this ADN story, please click here.
4/12/07 News Article: "Begich Pulls Support of Bridge"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
Monday, March 26, 2007
March TV/Radio/News Articles
3/18/07 News Article: "Assembly Recommends Knik Bridge for Transportation Plan"To view this AJC story, please click here.
3/18/07 News Article: "Poll Timed Before Assembly Vote Shows Support for Bridge"
To view this AJC story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Knik Bridge Clears Assembly Hurdle - VOTE: Despite Testimony From Foes, Project Forwarded to the City's List of Priorities"
To view this ADN story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Assembly Wants Bridge Plans to Go Forward"
To view this KIMO story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Knik Arm Bridge Project Recommended by Assembly"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/14/07 News Article: "Anchorage Assembly Supports Making Knik Arm Bridge a Top Priority"
To view this KTVA story, please click here.
3/13/07 News Article: "Bridge Authority Receives Two Proposals"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/13/07 News Article: "Opponents Say Knik Arm Bridge Poll Was Biased"
To view this KTVA story, please click here.
3/13/07 News Article: "Bridge Poll Biased, Say Opponents"
To view this ADN story, please click here.
3/12/07 News Article: "Building a Bridge?"
To view this KTVA story, please click here.
3/12/07 News Article: "Knik Arm Bridge Backers Release Favorable Poll"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/11/07 News Article: "Knik Arm Bridge Public-Private Funding Plan Draws Criticism"
To view this Alaska Journal of Commerce story, please click here.
3/6/07 News Article: "Alaskan Bridge Projects Resist Earmarks Purge"
To view this New York Times story, please click here.
3/5/07 News Article: "Mayor Says Bridge Authority's Math Doesn't Add Up"
To view this KTUU story, please click here.
3/5/07 News Article: "Alaska's Megaproject Mentality - Part 1"
To view this Insurgent 49 story, please click here.
Friday, March 23, 2007
New Poll Shows Anchorage Opposition to the Knik Arm Bridge Growing
To view the press release from Alaska Transportation Priorities Project, please click here.To view the Hays Research Group Poll Methodology and Documentation, please click here.
Friday, March 16, 2007
Anchorage Assembly Resolution Passes
Anchorage Assembly Resolution 2007-46(S) passed on March 13, 2007 incorporating the Knik Arm Bridge project into the city's Long Range Transportation Plan. This resolution contains conditions requiring that "no local funds will be used for construction or maintenance of any element of this project" (though the resolution does not cover repairs needed because of any increased traffic on A and C streets south of 3rd Avenue as a result of the bridge), "no construction work will begin on the Anchorage landside bridge approaches until the complete funding package is secured for the bridge and the Anchorage access connections," and the Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority "will fund the design and construction of the Ingra-Gambell connection...to open by 2017."To view the resolution, please click here.
Friday, March 2, 2007
The Knik Arm "Bridge to Nowhere": A High-Risk Investment Choice Report
To view this report, please click here.ABSTRACT: The proposed Knik Arm Bridge project poses a serious risk for private investors, with large uncertainties in project costs, funding, permitting, and liability. This report documents those uncertainties.