Lou Brown of Fairbanks questions whether a road that is being opposed by so many, and is so costly to build, is even being considered at this time.

“In this climate of fiscal disaster and an almost universal antipathy for the project, this expenditure makes no sense. There have already been more than 20 public meetings all over Northwest Alaska, as well as in Anchorage and Fairbanks. The villages of Allakaket, Alatna, Evansville, Bettles and Kobuk have passed resolutions against this road. Tanana Chiefs Conference has passed a resolution against the road. Evansville Inc. must authorize the road to go through 70,000 acres of private land, something they have no intention of doing…The state has already spent $23 million on this project, yet AIDEA has no idea how they will finance actual construction…”  Read the full article here.