About 50 residents turned out Monday for a meeting on Haines Highway improvements, many speaking against the state’s enviromental assessment and seeking a more thorough analysis of impacts to fish and wildlife.
About 20 people testified, most of them critical of the $100 million Department of Transportation project, which will widen the roadway, straighten curves, and address slide issues from Mile 3.5 to 25.3.
Concern about negative impacts to fisheries stemmed primarily from the project’s…
