South harbor expansion studied Engineers give project advocates much to mull

Advocates for harbor improvements now have lots of options to consider.

Completing a study for the Haines Borough, PND Engineers of Juneau recently submitted five alternatives for expanding the existing basin to the south, with pricetags ranging from $32 million to $49 million, for options with all the trimmings.

Those prices are still favorable to estimates for harbor expansion northward, where soft soils pushed the cost of a breakwater alone to $35 million.

Assemblywoman