Public Meetings - Mt Dewey Trail Extension Project - 65% Design Review

Public Walk-Through and Information Meetings

The public was invited to walk through the new route of the upcoming Mt Dewey Trail Extension project with Borough staff and the PND design team last week on Thursday, October 13, 2022, 3:00 p.m. The walk will began at the existing Mt Dewey trailhead on Third Street. The walk will follow the existing boardwalk for a period and then drop down the backside of Mt Dewey hillside and through the muskeg below where the natural terrain is steep, brushy, and boggy. Rubber boots were encouraged to be worn for walking through the muskeg.

Following the field walk-through, a public information meeting to review the Mt Dewey Trail Extension project was held Thursday, October 13, 2022, 5:30–6:30 pm at the Nolan Center.

At this meeting, the PND Engineers and Corvus Design team for this project provided an update on the design of the trail having incorporated feedback from a previous public meeting. The project area extends from the existing Mt Dewey Trail to Bennett Street, near Ishiyama Drive. The project also includes a connector trail from the existing Volunteer Loop Trail to Ishiyama Drive.

For questions about the meeting, please contact Amber Al-Haddad, 907-874-3902, aal-haddad@wrangell.com