Roads

The Kenai Peninsula Borough Road Service Area (RSA) maintains over 645 miles (95% is gravel and 5% is paved) of roads.

Construction and Project Specific Permit Application

Amended Policy Statement No. 2024-01

Before you begin, please see the:

Construction and Project Specific Permit Information Packet

Construction Permitting within Borough Rights-of-Way

Pursuant to KPB 14.40.060(B)(11) the following guidelines are here by established for road construction projects and maintenance subject to permitting by the borough:

PROJECT-SPECIFIC PERMITS

  1. Pursuant to KPB 14.40.040(A)(2) a project-specific permit is required for all construction within a borough right-of-way that is not covered by a driveway permit.
  2. Project-specific permits shall require improvement of a right-of-way, and shall require improvement to borough standards set forth in KPB 14.06.
  3. Construction of subdivision roads shall be required to meet-borough standards set forth in KPB 14.06.
  4. Paving projects shall be required to meet borough standards set forth in KPB 14.06.
  5. Construction of new roads within borough rights-of-way shall be required to meet borough standards set forth in KPB 14.06.
  6. Improvements of existing borough roads shall bring roads up to borough standards set forth in KPB 14.06.
  7. At the director's discretion or upon RSA board approval, construction of a new road or improvement of an existing road may be permitted without requiring that
    the improvement bring the road up to minimal standards set forth in KPB 14.06 with respect to embankment material, roadway width, horizontal alignment, vertical alignment, turnarounds or intersections. The director and RSA Board shall consider the following factors in determining whether to allow exceptions to the standards: topography; location and width of right-of-way; traffic volume; traffic flow; other physical characteristics; economic feasibility of the project; and compliance with recognized standards such as AASHTO guidelines. The RSA director and board may also consider the need for primary vehicular access to a property where no vehicular access currently exists. Where construction is approved for projects not to KPB 14.06 standards the RSA director or Board shall place conditions on the permit that ensure no damage is done to the right-of-way and that any construction is done in a manner to facilitate future development to KPB 14.06 standards. The RSA director and board shall clarify with the permittee whether or not a road constructed to less than KPB 14.06 standards would be considered for maintenance or not at the planned construction level If the director grants an exception to the minimum road construction standards he or she shall present this permit to the board, at its next scheduled meeting, stating why such an exception has been deemed necessary.
  8. Materials used for improvements subject to project-specific permits shall meet the standards set forth in KPB 14.06.
  9. All project specific permits shall be issued and expire on an annual basis. New permits may be requested in accordance with KPB 14.40.060

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