The Conservation GIS Center learned of this plan from several maps produced by Alaska Department of Transportation (AK-DOT). The deparment failed to include conservation units on the maps. This map includes the Northwestern conservation units. Note the planned locations of routes, which pass though several National Parks, Preserves, and Refuges; even areas designated as Wilderness.

Here is a description of the project by AK-DOT.

Project Description
The major purpose of this plan is to prepare a 20-year strategy that guides transportation infrastructure development in Northwest-Arctic Alaska, building on the past planning efforts for the region. It will guide the department's operational and capital development plans. The plan shall reflect the broad range of concerns, views and considerations of the people that live and travel in the region comprising North Slope Borough, Northwest Arctic Borough, the Seward Peninsula, and portions of the Yukon and Koyukuk River systems, an area of approximately 217,865 square miles. The plan will carefully consider other plans for marine, aviation, rail and highway systems, and other economic, political and technological forces that serve this and other adjoining areas of Alaska.

For more information, visit the Northwest Alaska Transportation Plan website.

Download the PDF (nwtp.pdf, 213 Kb)