text: The ones Lobbying the hardest are the Contractors that the DOT will employ. If the Federal Funding were not available, and limited to roads for commerce, we would have no project to be discussing. A Project like this puts an Appointed Official, in charge of the DOT in control of very Large sums of money. There are far better uses for our funds than employing Contractors to build a road that no more than a dozen people will benefit from. The DOT employs a lot of Engineers, but they Contract out the actual construction. They hold the money,and then award contracts to cronies.
     The cost would far outweigh any benefit to the state. Contractors from out of state bid Federal projects, and can easily utilize an out of state workforce. This is a beefed up loser for the state. There will be very little benefit from this road, the one to King Cove is a far better investment. This plays into the Lawsuit filed against taking half of the PFD, arbitrarily.