After its first choice was turned down for funding, the Haines Borough Assembly endorsed a less expensive Lutak Dock design plan with a decreased level of service.
PND Engineers released a report in October of 2014 saying the Lutak Dock, the borough’s entry point for freight and fuel, is “near the edge” and living on “borrowed time.” It said the dock’s structural cells are failing in several locations, leaking rock and fill into the ocean.