The project had been identified in the recovery plan for arctic grayling and salmon and was a high priority for all the partners. This project replaced three culverts at Airway Drive of Chena-Badger Slough and replaced them with a single bridge.

Culvert at Chena-Badger Slough before (left) and after (right) renovation

Benefit:

Restored passage to 5 miles of historic chinook and chum salmon and arctic grayling spawning and rearing habitat.

USFWS-Northern Alaska Ecological Services, the City of North Pole, Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Chena-Badger Slough Citizen's Advisory Group, Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Utilities, Airway Road Service District, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Williams Alaska Petroleum, Koncor Forest Products, and Alyeska Pipeline Service Company.