Grading and other improvements to Porcupine Road started last week following increased agitation by commercial businesses and property owners requesting repairs.

Porcupine Road, which splits off of Haines Highway at 26 Mile, extends eight miles into a mining and logging district where Constantine Metal Resources and other firms operate.

Haines Borough public facilities director Carlos Jimenez said the project has been on the borough’s radar for several years, but recent visits from several users including…