text: >...the net cost to the state of the Juneau-Katzehin road is $193 million more than the cost of maintaining existing ferry service over the 36-year life of the project.<
  
  It's really hard to take the State of Alaska's budget crisis seriously when the Walker administration threatens to perform resuscitation on this dead end project. I'd rather see the meager funds we'll have after our fiscal woes have bottomed out be spent on maintaining current, aging infrastructure. And frankly, I'd much rather ride a ferry down Lynn Canal than drive. Considering the possibility for avalanches and rockfalls to name but a couple of hazards the ferry will be by far, much safer.