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Ketchikan Water Street Trestle No. 1 Improvement
Project # SFHWY00069

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The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is proposing to replace Water Street Trestle No. 1 within the 1700 block of Second Avenue in downtown Ketchikan, Alaska. Water Street Trestle No. 1, also known as the Second Avenue Trestle, is a 117-foot timber trestle built in 1922 that connects access along Second Avenue. The trestle is load restricted with damage to the structural timber elements caused by a failed uphill retaining wall, age, and weathering. The purpose of the project is to improve the trestle for continued transportation access to the residences and resolve these deficiencies. The proposed project would:

  • Remove the existing timber trestle structure.
  • Construct a Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall.
  • Relocate utilities, as needed.
  • Relocate or remove fuel tanks, as needed.
  • Modify drainage, as needed.
  • Modify an adjacent retaining wall, as needed.
  • Improve pedestrian facilities, as needed.
Project Update

This project is currently under construction. To learn about the traffic impacts from this project, please visit the Dawson Construction Facebook page or visit Alaska 511.


For more information, please contact:

Kirk Miller
Preconstruction Engineer, DOT&PF Southcoast Region
P.O. Box 112506
Juneau, AK 99811-2506

(907) 465-1215
(907) 465-4414
kirk.miller@alaska.gov

Kathryn Erickson
Environmental Impact Analyst, DOT&PF Southcoast Region
P.O. Box 112506
Juneau, AK 99811-2506

(907) 465-4498
(907) 465-4414
kathryn.erickson@alaska.gov

For individuals requiring TTY communications, please contact Alaska Relay at 7-1-1 or 1-800-770-8973.


Project Documents

The environmental review, consultation, and other actions required by applicable Federal environmental laws for this project are being, or have been, carried out by DOT&PF pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327 and a Memorandum of Understanding dated April 13, 2023, and executed by FHWA and DOT&PF.

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