The Haines section of the Haines-Fairbanks military fuel pipeline suffered bullet holes, collisions with vehicles and corrosion during its 16 years of use that ended in 1971.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is closing in on completing cleanup of places where fuel spilled out of the pressurized, eight-inch line during those incidents.
“I’d like to have it done in five years, but my goal is to have it done as soon as possible. We…

