Residents, tourists, businesses and auto repair shops have seen a spike in the number of flat tires in the past five months, due to Southeast Construction’s (SECON) roadway widening of the Haines Highway between milepost 3.9 and 12.2. The project began last April, and is set to be complete in a series of three phases, reaching as far at milepost 24 by 2024.

Rainbow Glacier Adventures owner Joe Ordóñez said his buses drive the construction…