General Chat, page-7873

WEST SUSNITA ACCESS ROAD

Of course as always and everywhere, a planned project also attracts opponents. However, it looks as if the fight is in vain.
Those responsible want to build this road with all their might.
Some insights into the actions of the opponents:

In July of 2023, DOT took over the first portion of the West Susitna Industrial Corridor and bridge across the Susitna River as part of the DOT STIP plan from 2024-2027. This rebrand of the project segments the project into smaller pieces in an attempt to obscure the massive impacts of the entire project: a 100+ mile industrial corridor through a currently roadless swath of the Susitna drainage. During the DOT draft STIP comment period in late summer of 2023, an overwhelming majority of individuals commenting were opposed to the construction of the industrial corridor by DOT. The state ignored its constituents desires to fund other crucial infrastructure projects and continued to move forward with the next step necessary to build the proposed West Susitna Industrial Corridor. In early July of 2024, DOT announced the opening of a scoping comment period in preparation for an Environmental Assessment prior to the unreasonably fast-tracked projected construction start timeline of 2025.