Ketchikan is not getting a free, mile-long, 12-foot-diameter tunnel to link the community with its airport across the water.
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough had been one of 16 finalists for a national company’s offer to pay for building a tunnel but did not measure up in the final decision. The Boring Co. will be moving forward with projects in New Orleans, Baltimore and Dallas, selecting three winners rather than the original plan for a single…