Welcome to the Tudor Road/Lake Otis Parkway Intersection Improvements web site

The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) is proposing intersection improvements at Tudor Road and Lake Otis Parkway. Project Management & Engineering Department and their consultant, DOWL Engineers, are evaluating options to provide congestion relief at the intersection.

Existing Conditions   Tudor Road is a high volume principal arterial roadway that is part of the National Highway System. At about 50,000 vehicles per day, the Tudor Road corridor between Bragaw Street and Lake Otis Parkway carried the highest 2004 Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) volume of any road in the Anchorage Bowl. Lake Otis Parkway is a major arterial intersection that carries about 30,000 vehicles per day through the project corridor. The intersection of Tudor Road and Lake Otis Parkway is a bottleneck for traffic moving from northeast to south Anchorage and is likely the most over-capacity major intersection in Anchorage. The road is heavily used by commuter traffic in addition to adjacent residential and commercial access. The U-Med District, located immediately north of the study corridor, is one of Anchorage's primary employment centers. Significant development in the U-Med District is in progress and substantial undeveloped area is available for expansion. This development will result in even greater congestion in the Tudor Road and Lake Otis Parkway corridors.

Purpose and Need   Due to the magnitude of the congestion at the Tudor Road/Lake Otis Parkway intersection, several projects have been initiated to cumulatively reduce delays. These projects include the Abbott Loop Extension (currently under construction), Dowling Road Extension (currently in design), and the Piper Street Improvements (completed in summer 2005). In conjunction with these other congestion relief projects, the purpose of this project is to increase turning movement capacity in order to reduce overall delay at this intersection. Secondary benefits of the project will include reduced emissions and improved air quality, improved pedestrian accommodations, and a potential reduction in the number of crashes at this intersection.

Questions? Please contact the Webdesigner. March 2006