a DOT analysis published in August of 2021<\/a>. But no steps toward funding or beginning the permitting process for that project are in the works, according to DOT and local officials.<\/p>\n“It’s a difficult and complicated process, and I am anxious to help move it as fast as possible,” state Sen. Jesse Kiehl, a Juneau Democrat, said Monday.<\/p>\n
Kiehl, a member of the Senate Finance Committee, said the project was not among those considered as part of the capital budget considered during this year’s session. He said the project will have to go through the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) since Egan Drive is a state highway, which he said will involve requirements including wetlands permitting, design approval and right-of-way acquisitions.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Kiehl, who was part of a group evaluating possible improvements at the intersection that led to the DOT’s report, said he doesn’t believe the changes scheduled to take place during the coming months will result in a significant safety improvement.<\/p>\n
“I was pretty clear during that process that I don’t have a lot of confidence the interim work will make much of a difference,” he said. “A speed limit sign in the winter when you don’t change much else isn’t going to slow people down.”<\/p>\n
The issue was also briefly discussed at the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly meeting Monday night, with Assembly member Michelle Bonnet Hale saying she plans to work on a resolution relating to concerns about the intersection for future consideration.<\/p>\n
“We know it’s an intersection of concern,” Assembly member Greg Smith said before the meeting.<\/p>\n
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