Some basic design ideas for overhauling the corroding Lutak Dock are scheduled to be ready by Jan. 25, 2017. But lots of questions will remain for the Haines Borough to figure out. Haines began its first discussion Tuesday on how the Lutak Dock – where the borough’s freight traffic comes and goes – should be upgraded or fixed. Haines officials and […]
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Assembly OKs Lutak Dock bid
To spend $130K for conceptual designs The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved $129,530 for conceptual designs for replacing or refurbishing Lutak Dock. In awarding the contract to R & M Consultants, Inc. of Anchorage, the assembly accepted the recommendation of a review committee comprised of citizens, users and borough officials. R&M Consultants was one of six firms […]
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Borough to seek Lutak Dock options
The Haines Borough is continuing to inch forward in its effort to get moving on fixing the Lutak Dock. The borough is looking for qualified design firms to come up with conceptual options for replacing or refurbishing the dilapidated dock, a critical piece of borough infrastructure used to receive freight and fuel deliveries. A draft request for proposals, put […]
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Amphibious craft makes forced landing at Lutak
An an amphibious plane made an emergency landing in Lutak Inlet Wednesday about a mile north of the ferry terminal. No injuries were reported in the incident involving an Alaska Seaplanes DeHavilland Beaver. Mechanical issues caused a loss of fuel pressure, forcing pilot Sam Stensland, who was en route from Juneau to Skagway with one passenger, to […]
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Lutak boulder takes lucky roll
A single, bedroom-sized boulder that rolled off a mountainside adjacent to the ferry terminal early Friday fortunately traveled between electric poles and guardrails, but still poses a challenge to state officials – how to get rid of it. “It was like a 7-10 split,” said Gabe Thomas, assistant harbormaster, who discovered the boulder 7 a.m. […]
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Borough pursues Lutak Dock fix
Nearly six months after the Haines Borough rescinded its Request for Qualifications for Lutak Dock improvements, a new draft document has emerged, inching the project forward. The borough’s draft Request for Proposals solicits licensed design firms to provide three engineered designs for potential fixes at the dilapidated Lutak Dock. The work should not exceed $100,000. The selected firm would be responsible […]
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Swath of hillside lets go, blocks Lutak
Debris from a large landslide blocked 5 Mile Lutak Road for at least seven hours early Monday, but that wasn’t the half of it, said Matt Boron, Haines foreman for the Department of Transportation. Boron estimates nearly two-thirds of the 1,000 cubic yards of debris that came off the mountain crossed the road and tumbled down an […]
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Start lottery on when Lutak Dock will collapse
By jove, I’ve got it. We should have a contest to guess when the Lutak Dock in Haines is going to collapse into the sea. It will be like that Nenana ice thing. How’s that for making lemonade out of lemons? The winner will get most of the money but some will go to helping Lutak Dock. Of course, […]