Best Project Airport/Transit & Award Of Merit Safety: Northern Rail Extension
The $154-million first phase of the Northern Rail Extension in Alaska is the initial step in a multi-year effort to connect the towns of Fairbanks and Delta and the Fort Wainwright and Eielson Air Force Base military sites with Fort Greeley. Phase 1 was the crux of the project because it established a new crossing of the Tanana River near Salcha.
Located 35 miles southeast of Fairbanks, the project involved construction of a 3,300-ft-long structural steel bridge—the longest bridge in the state.