Alaska development agency applies for key West Susitna Access permit

Alaska development agency applies for key West Susitna Access permit

The mountains of the Alaska Range north of Anchorage are seen in September 2002 across from the Susitna River. State officials want to build a road into potentially mineral-rich territory west of the river. (Photo by Dr. Igor Smolyar/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)The potential to develop the backcountry west of the Susitna River has taken a step forward, as the state’s economic development agency applied for a key federal permi…

AIDEA applies for West Susitna road permit - August 03, 2025

On July 25 the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority announced that it had applied to the U.S. Department of the Army for a permit for planned road construction in AIDEA's West Susitna Access Project. The project involves the building of a 78.5-mile road from the west side of the Susitn...