The Haines Borough has reached an agreement with Alaska Marine Lines (AML) for construction of a new roll-on, roll-off ramp at Lutak Dock.

At present, AML has been using the crumbling Lutak Dock face to unload cargo.

In 2014, PND Engineers, Inc. conducted a structural assessment of the facility, and determined the dock had “reached the end of credible 60-year service life” and was operating “on borrowed time.” In March 2018, the assembly passed a…