From Rindi White in Wasilla:
Three of the four most dangerous roads in Alaska are located in Mat-Su. State officials have designated two of them as traffic safety corridors, doubling fines and increasing traffic law enforcement. It’s helped, but some say not enough.
Members of the Alaska House and Senate Transportation committees will be on hand Monday in Wasilla to listen to residents’ road concerns and discuss solutions.
The Borough road bond, approved by voters last year, will also be discussed. Voters approved a $49 million road bond last year under which property owners would have paid 30 percent and the state 70 percent of costs. The bond passed, but legislators did not fund the state match.
Ten legislators who sit on the two committees, including Senate Transportation Committee vice-chair Sen. Linda Menard, R-Wasilla, plan to be at an all-day hearing Monday at the Menard Sports Center. The event begins at 8 a.m. Residents can testify between 12:30-1:30 p.m. and 4:30-6 p.m.
The Mat-Su Community Transportation Coalition is sponsoring the event.