Project # CFHWY00604 / Federal # 0001659

Spenard Road Rehabilitation: Minnesota Drive to Benson Boulevard

 

What's New!

• DOT&PF will be conducting geotechnical drilling along the project corridor from
  July 10-26, 2024. Data gathered will support recommendations for roadway structural design and subsurface drainage. There may be periodic lane closures and/or disruptions to traffic and non-motorized users.

• Documents:
  • Spenard Road Fact Sheet (August 2024)
  • Spenard Road Rehabilitation Project FAQs (June 2024)
  • View the selected typical section here.
  • View the design roll plot here.

Project Overview and Background

This project is the third phase of a longer-term effort to improve the northern segment of Spenard Road between the Minnesota Drive on-ramp to the north and the intersection with Minnesota Drive to the south. The first two phases of this work were led and funded by the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA). This third phase focuses on the section between Benson Boulevard and Minnesota Drive. Design of this phase is federally funded and will be led by DOT&PF, in collaboration with MOA.

This project will address operational, safety, pedestrian, and transit issues including:

• Concerns about collision rates at intersections along the corridor
• Current pedestrian and transit facilities that are minimal or non-existent

DOT&PF is proposing to rehabilitate this section of Spenard Road to:

• Improve safety for all users
• Bring the roadway and non-motorized facilities up to current design standards

Background

This effort started as a Highway Safety Improvement Project in the early 2000s. A Preliminary Engineering Report, completed in 2007, established design standards for the corridor and recommended a three-lane roadway alternative for Spenard Road from Hillcrest Drive south to the intersection with Minnesota Drive.