3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
3.0 Affected Environment - Knik Arm Bridge and Toll Authority
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
<strong>Knik</strong> <strong>Arm</strong> Crossing DraftFinal EIS<br />
<strong>Affected</strong> <strong>Environment</strong><br />
Anchorage<br />
The fire service area of the Anchorage Fire Department (AFD) covers the immediate<br />
100 square miles of the Anchorage Bowl. EMS coverage extends throughout the<br />
1,980 square miles of the entire municipality. The AFD Operations Division consists of over<br />
280 personnel covering three rotating 24-hour shifts in 13 fire stations (MOA 2005d). There<br />
are no known expansion plans.<br />
The nearest fire station to Government Hill is Fire Station 1 at 4th Avenue <strong>and</strong> Barrow<br />
Street, in Downtown Anchorage. The station is 1–2 miles away from all areas of Government<br />
Hill. Fire response vehicles use the A-C Couplet, but could wind through the Ship Creek<br />
roads if the primary access were not available. Fire response data are not readily available<br />
from the Anchorage Fire Department. However, a telephone survey conducted in late<br />
spring 2003 indicated that residents in the Government Hill area were very satisfied with the<br />
EMS, based on a sample of 7 respondents (Justice Center 2003).<br />
3.2.3.1.3 Highway <strong>and</strong> road services<br />
This section covers highway <strong>and</strong> road services in the Study Area <strong>and</strong> discusses the entities<br />
responsible for maintaining them.<br />
The Mat-Su<br />
The Mat-Su Department of Public Works maintains over 985 miles of roads within the<br />
borough (MSB 2005e).<br />
Anchorage<br />
Anchorage has several road service districts with different levels of service <strong>and</strong> different tax<br />
rates. The Municipality administers the Anchorage Roads <strong>and</strong> Drainage Service Area<br />
(ARDSA), which covers over two-thirds of the Anchorage Bowl. The ARDSA does not<br />
include the Chugiak-Eagle River area, Girdwood, <strong>and</strong> some areas in South Anchorage. In<br />
general, the State maintains freeways, expressways, most arterials, <strong>and</strong> some collectors,<br />
while the Municipality maintains all remaining public streets. Other roads are in Limited<br />
Road Service Areas or are privately maintained. 17 Streets in Chugiak-Eagle River are<br />
maintained through the Chugiak, Birchwood, Eagle River, Rural Road Service Area<br />
(CBERRRSA). In total, the Anchorage Maintenance & Operations Department, Street<br />
Maintenance Division, maintains over 1,250 lane-miles of roadway (MOA 2005e).<br />
State of Alaska<br />
ADOT&PF owns, maintains <strong>and</strong> operates the NHS, including the Parks, Glenn, <strong>and</strong> Seward<br />
Highways. The state also owns, maintains, <strong>and</strong> operates many arterials <strong>and</strong> some collectors<br />
within the Mat-Su <strong>and</strong> Anchorage.<br />
17 Limited Road Service Areas are service areas established by the Anchorage Assembly under Anchorage<br />
Municipal Code Title 27 to provide limited road maintenance services for rural roads on the Anchorage<br />
Hillside. There are 21 individual services areas serving Hillside.<br />
12/18/07 Page 3-61
Change language