A proposed amendment to the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) would delay funding for several portions of the Haines Highway Improvements project, effectively postponing reconstruction of Mile 3.5 to 12.2 and the replacement of the Klehini River Bridge.
The nine-mile stretch of road and replacement of the bridge, known locally as the Steel Bridge, are scheduled for construction in 2014. The amendment would move funding for their construction into the “indefinite future,” said Haines Borough