Anchorage needs a new Central Transfer Station. Our current facility is 40 years old and no longer works well for our community. With an entirely different set of needs and opportunities facing us today than when the original facility was designed and built, the best, most cost effective option for addressing the many deficiencies with our current facility is to build a new one.
The 2018 Integrated Solid Waste Master Plan identified the need for a new Central Transfer Station facility. A follow up to the Master Plan was a site selection study for the new facility, after which a site was selected and approved by the Municipal Planning and Zoning Commission as well as the Anchorage Assembly. The image above shows the layout of the existing and new Central Transfer Station facilities, located at 1130 E 56th Ave, Anchorage, AK 99518 .
A new transfer station will replace the current facilities which are deteriorating, outdated and provide inadequate levels of service due to long wait times, safety concerns and lack of recycling opportunities. Repairs of the current transfer station would mean long, expensive, multi-year closures. Those would cause disruption and additional costs for private haulers that would ultimately be paid for by residents.
Building a new transfer station allows Solid Waste Services (SWS) to continue operations with minimal impact to customers. It also improves safety and reduces wait times for all users. A new facility will also provide additional recycling and waste diversion options that save residents money in the long-term by extending the life of the Anchorage Regional Landfill.
The new facility will reduce smells and litter by being enclosed. It will improve the overall aesthetics of the neighborhood with thoughtful design. It will improve education in the community by allowing opportunities to share information about trash and recycling. The new facility will allow SWS to be good, thoughtful, responsive neighbors who care about something that we all interact with every day (trash!).
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Groundbreaking for the new CTS facility took place on July 9, 2020, launching the project into the next phase of work. The schedule above shows the estimated timeline for construction. You can find documentation of the work as it progresses on the Links page of this website.
On August 21, 2019 Solid Waste Services (SWS) hosted the first community meeting at their administrative building. This meeting served two purposes: 1) to kick-off the project with an overview of what it is, why it's being done, and over what period of time; and 2) to discuss the variance request being submitted to the Municipality and heard by the Urban Design Commission in November. The variance was approved by the Urban Design Commission on at their meeting on November 13. The next step in moving the project forward is approval for a conditional use permit and platting change; these actions will take place in early 2020.
There will be regular opportunities to hear from the project team and offer your feedback at community meetings through winter and spring 2020. Stay tuned to the Public Involvement page of this website for current information about meetings and other ways to weigh in. You can also email us any time to share your input: info@NewSWSCentralTransferStation.com.
This initial phase of work is primarily early civil site work; building out the early civil site design will be spread out over the first two phases of work. The Anchorage Assembly approved Work Package 1 in June 2020. The work began in July 2020 and includes:
The second phase of work was approved by the Anchorage Assembly in August 2020. This "Work Package 2" funds the completion of the early earthwork started in Work Package 1 and allows construction to begin on the foundations and tunnel for the transfer station (aka tipping) building, the largest facility to be constructed on the campus at 87,000 square feet. Phase 2 also includes purchase and fabrication of the tipping building steel framing. The material quantities installed during this phase include:
Work Package 3 will be the balance of work to fully construct the new Central Transfer Station.
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