Environmental Assessment for the Construction of a South Gate and Access Road, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.

摘要

Eielson Air Force Base (Eielson) is proposing to construct a new secure gate, access road, and vehicle inspection facility that will provide a second controlled entry point to the base that does not violate the runway clear zone. At the present time hazardous materials, large commercial trucks, and Air Force and Army munitions shipments must go through the new Hursey gate or a substandard south gate that is located within the runway clear zone. Description of the Proposed Action. A new entry point onto Eielson will be constructed at mile 337 of the Richardson Highway near the southern end of Eielson's flightline. In addition to a gate and a vehicle inspection facility, 3,750 feet of road will be constructed that will connect the Richardson Highway with Mullins Pit Road. The road will require a culverted crossing of Garrison Slough. Construction of the road will result in the placement of approximately 31 ,858 cubic yards of material, including gravel, chunk asphalt, crushed asphalt, bull rock, and concrete into 4.5 acres of low value black spruce scrub/shrub wetlands. This location for the facility would be entirely outside of the runway clear zone and in compliance with Air Force runway safety standards.