Comment EI-16311
Received or sent (printed as 1/25/2009)
Alaska Railroad Corp Proposed Northern Rail Extension Additional sutdies of this project should be completed before any decision is made. It's affect on the fish and game resources in the area will be enormous. The ROW that's proposed is a main migration route for moose that travel to and from the foot hills on the north side of the Tanana and the Tanana Flats, thus creating numerous encounters with railroad equipment. The ROW would also run alongside and cross many streams and rivers that are local fish habitat, salmon spawning and water fowl areas. Because of the popularity of the Tanana Flats as a hunting, fishing and recreational area there will be may ROW issues. The ROW will span 100 miles of the Tanana Flats. Additional issues such as private land ownership, safety, and hazardous materials and waste should be addressed. I am opposed to this project.
Submitted by: Leonard Jewkes · North Pole, Alaska
The Board publishes this comment in its environmental-comment table for this proceeding. It is quoted here as printed; nothing is inferred from it, and it states the commenter's own position in their own words, not this record's.
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