A deep frost continues to hamper utility services around town.
At least 18 water lines are frozen around town, Haines Borough water and sewer operator Scott Bradford said this week.
A majority of those are against the Mount Ripinsky hillside, where rocky, exposed soil is more susceptible to cold.
Borough crews have been able to flush major culverts with a high-pressure jet, but others remain frozen and one on Beach Road separated, causing a sinkhole…