A 100-mile road proposed for the rugged Mat-Su backcountry west of the Susitna River is moving into the federal permitting stage, but remains a long way from approval and construction.
The west end of Ayrshire Road, about 30 miles southwest of Wasilla, photographed on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. The road's end marks the starting point for a proposed 100-mile road into the western Susitna Valley. west of the Susitna River is moving into the federal permitting stage but remains a long way from approval and construction.
First proposed nearly a decade ago, the project over the years has struggled with funding and scrutiny of mega projects that include theThis week, supporters including Gov. Mike Dunleavy cheered the federal application as a step toward eventual approval of a road that would provide access for resource development as well as “managed public access” to hunting, fishing, boating and other recreational opportunities.
Peterson this week said the amount of public access remains unresolved but there are calls to make the road open to a public airstrip at its end. He said AIDEA is researching how to balance public traffic with large mining equipment carrying loads that don’t meet traditional road standards. Rainy Pass Lodge owner Steve Perrins, who met with Dunleavy earlier this year and hosted the governor last year, has told the Daily News the road would “absolutely kill our business.”
The contract, signed in April, calls for interviews with community and private industry leaders, trade and recreational organizations, Alaska Native corporations and others.
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