Project Need:  Due to natural changes in the Koyukuk River, the original Huslia boat landing area became extremely unsafe and difficult to access. Problems included extreme erosion that continued to slough material into the river, steep terrain, and limited space for parking personal watercraft. A new boat landing was selected by the community about one-half mile upriver. 

​​​Client: ​Huslia Tribal Council
​Completion Date: 2013

EBSC Engineering:  

• Provided planning, design, permitting, and construction support.
• Addressed environmental permitting and NEPA requirements including: Environmental Assessment, Wetlands Permit, Fish Habitat, and Mining Permit (for local sand/gravel).​
  
• Implemented the use of Geotextile materials with the local material (sand) to create a structurally stable roadway foundation; far more cost effective than importing gravel from a distant rock source.
  
• Assisted with subsequently-funded grant applications. ​​​
• ​Coordinated with the BIA-Roads, Alaska Region to address all design requirements for Federal Funding. 

​Construction Support: Nancy Elrod, P.E. of Elrod Engineering, LLC., remained onsite for the duration of the construction project and provided workforce hiring, training, construction management and administration, record-keeping and reporting. EBSC provided all pre-construction documents, including safety plan, traffic plan, project schedule, erosion control plan, etc.

Cost Effectiveness:  ​The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget via force account. Remaining funds were used to support additional Huslia transportation needs.

Project Need:  The New Koliganek Village Council established a new cemetery on the outskirts of town to meet the growing needs of the community. To accommodate all-season access and prevent deterioration of the surrounding tundra, an access road and parking area was needed. Furthermore, the community was in need of an updated Long-Range Transportation Plan and Tribal Transportation Inventory. 

​​​Completion Date: 2017​​​

EBSC Engineering performed many essential reviewing, planning, assessing, coordinating, and reporting duties required for each submittal.  Notable contributions include:  

Long-Range Transportation Plan and Transportation Safety Plan

• Facilitated community planning meetings to develop transportation planning priorities.
• Assessed community-wide existing transportation/safety system, needs, and deficiencies. 
• Updated all current and proposed route strip maps and Tribal Transportation Program Inventory.

Preliminary Engineering Report

• Reviewed and assessed existing geotechnical investigative reports of past in-area project sites and gravel source, saving costs for a new investigations.
• Designated engineering roadway design element criteria to uphold a high level of safety and sustainability.
• Provided conceptual construction cost estimates.

Environmental Permitting and Consultation

• Designated project site drainage basin.
  
• ​Received Fish Habitat Permit
  
• Received Mining Permit (gravel)
  
• Received Wetlands Permit
  
• Received Cultural Resource Permit

Project Need:  Access to Akutan’s traditional-use area for collecting grass was becoming heavily trampled and damaged by All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs).  A solution using EZ-Roll Grass Pavers was developed to inexpensively accommodate both pedestrian and ATV use. 

Client: ​Akutan Tribal Council

Completion Date: 2013

EBSC Engineering:

• Provided planning, design, permitting, and construction support for the trail improvement.
• Priced and procured the materials shipped from Seattle to Akutan for the project. 
• Surveyed the site using a handheld GPS.  The coordinates were later used to create a legal description and right-of-way, thereby saving thousands of dollars otherwise spent on an extra site visit for a survey crew.​

Construction Support: Construction was completed entirely by a local workforce with EBSC’s support from Anchorage.  Beach rock was transported with ATVs and placed onto the EZ Roll HDPE Pavers.

Cost Effectiveness: ​The project was completed via force account and at minimal cost using innovative means. Remaining funds were used to support additional Akutan transportation needs.

 

Project Need:  Severe flooding prompted the community in Hughes, Alaska to build out of the floodplain.  The Moose Loop Road and Subdivision project consisted of transportation planning, design, and development of the new road, subdivison, and multiple building pads.  

Client: Hughes Village Council

Completion Date: 2012

EBSC Engineering:

• Provided Long Range Transportation Planning, design, permitting, and construction support for the road, subdivision, and housing gravel pads.
• Addressed environmental permitting and NEPA requirements including: Environmental Assessment, Wetlands Permit, Fish Habitat, and Mining Permit (for local sand/gravel).
• Assisted with subsequently-funded grant applications.  
• ​Coordinated with the BIA-Roads, Alaska Region to address all design requirements for Federal Funding. 

Construction Support: Nancy Elrod, P.E. of Elrod Engineering, LLC., remained onsite for the duration of the construction project and provided workforce hiring, training, construction management and administration, record-keeping and reporting. EBSC provided all pre-construction documents, including safety plan, traffic plan, project schedule, erosion control plan, etc.

Cost-Effectiveness: ​ The Hughes project was recognized for its overall planning, design, and construction success during the 2014 BIA Provider’s Conference.  The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget via force account. Remaining funds were used to construct 13 gravel pads for homes within the subdivision.

Project Need:  In 2011, the new Ouzinkie Airport access road was connected to the north end of F-Street, thereby requiring all travel to and from the airport to use F-Street.  The increased traffic highlighted the deficiencies of F-Street and significantly increased the safety hazards due to the road’s close proximity to homes, narrow travel lanes, and rough surface.​

Client:  Ouzinkie Tribal Council
Completion Date: 2015

EBSC Engineering:  

• Provided planning, design, permitting, and construction support.
• Addressed environmental permitting and NEPA requirements, including an Environmental Assessment.
• Coordinated with Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium to address relocation of existing utilities.​​​
• Coordinated with the BIA-Roads, Alaska Region to address all design requirements for Federal Funding. 

​Construction Support: Nancy Elrod, P.E. of Elrod Engineering, LLC., remained onsite for duration of the construction project and provided workforce hiring, training, construction management and administration, record-keeping and reporting. EBSC provided all pre-construction documents, including safety plan, traffic plan, project schedule, erosion control plan, etc.

Cost Effectiveness:  The Ouzinkie project was a tremendous success in creating a much improved and safer road for the community.  The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget via force account.  Remaining funds were used to support additional Ouzinkie transportation needs.

Project Need:  On Akutan Island, off the Aleutian Chain in Alaska, the growth of local businesses and new transportation development motivated the local Tribe to hire EBSC Engineering to perform an Engineering Feasibility to assess the addition of new routes designed to provide safe land-access, low-cost electrical power, and fresh water supply. 

Loud Creek, located across the bay from Akutan is a potential source of fresh water and hydroelectric power. A Feasibility Study was needed to address the access alternatives, costs, and benefits of constructing an all-season road from the Akutan Harbor to Loud Creek.

Client: ​Akutan Tribal Council
Completion Date: 2014

​EBSC Engineering:  

• Prepared conceptual road alignment alternatives for consideration
• Estimated construction, operation, and maintenance costs
• Facilitated public meetings
• Performed a literature review of past local projects and geotechnical investigations
• Assessed land-use & ownership
• Presented all necessary environmental permitting & mitigation requirements​
• Provided overall assessment and recommendations