Juneau needs new ferry terminal like it needs a hole in a boat
The state is taking money that was appropriated for one bad idea almost a generation ago and spending it on an equally wasteful idea.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s Department of Transportation, which manages the Alaska Marine Highway System, has signed a $28.5 million contract to start work toward a new ferry terminal at Cascade Point, 40 long road miles north of downtown Juneau.
The money is coming from a kitty left over from a long-ago appropriation to build a longer road between Juneau and Haines or Skagway. The billion-dollar road was never built, though millions of dollars was foolishly spent on p...
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