Parnell pencils in $35 million for Juneau Road

Gov. Sean Parnell’s proposed capital budget for 2015 includes only one Haines item: $20 million for ferry terminal modifications so the facility can accommodate the new Alaska Class Ferries.

The capital budget totals about $1.7 billion, including $35 million for the Juneau Access Road.

DOT communications officer Jeremy Woodrow said the $35 million will go toward funding the first phase of construction of Juneau Access, “which, depending on the preferred alternative selected in the Final…